[elrepo-devel] sk98lin module update request

[Alan Bartlett]

On 22 March 2010 22:14, Fabian Arrotin <fabian.arrotin at arrfab.net> wrote:
> Alan Bartlett wrote:
>> On 22 March 2010 21:35, Dag Wieers <dag at wieers.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 22 Mar 2010, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> SysKonnect, from whom we have always obtained our source, provided 10.70.7.3
>>>>> Marvell, do indeed provide 10.84.3.3
>>>>>
>>>>> It is on the list "for action".
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for notifying us of the availability of the updated source
>>>>> code. We (ELRepo) rely on the community to provide us with this
>>>>> information.
>>>> As is always the case with user requests, Fabian "needed it yesterday" :-P
>>>>
>>>> He cannot connect to the network from his shiny new laptop without it. :)
>>> ELRepo is working on a premium service for our Asian, European and
>>> African users to provide packages "yesterday".
>>>
>>> However this requires the investment in a facility in Hawaii and we are
>>> still collecting the required money ;-)
>>
>> Yesterday really depends upon one's time zone.
>>
>> I started this requested update during Monday March 22 in UTC land. As
>> long as I do not create a phoo-bah and ensure that I have the
>> repository updated after 2300 hours UTC, it *will* be ready
>> *yesterday* -- as far as I am concerned -- when I look eastwards
>> towards Fabian's time zone!
>>
>
> Hehehe .. nothing *really* urgent here as i've installed that Sony Vaio
> in dual-boot CentOS 5.4/Fedora 13Alpha
> Now that the To-Do list on the CentOS side is getting longer and longer
> I consider continuing using F13 for a while and i've still have to fix
> some troubles there, even with a 2.6.33 kernel : no sound
> On the CentOS side: no sound, no wired connection, no wifi, no suspend,
> and no good VGA resolution (even the current fglrx from amd.com doesn't
> support the embedded ATI mobility radeon HD 5650) .. :/
> I guess that my solution for "yesterday" is to setup VirtualBox and a
> CentOS 5.4 guest inside to have access to the network from the F13Alpha
> install ;-)
> <nostalgia mode>My Thinkpad is already missing me .....</nostalgia mode>

Do you really want to set burakkucat into grumpy mode . . .

If so, I won't make the announcement that you are (not ?) waiting for. :-P

Alan.