Reinoud Zandijk wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> since it is quite quiet on the port-arm32 front, i think its a good idea
> to update the 1yr old TODO list ... so ppl who want to build on something
> know what needs to be done yet...
> 
> One of the things that might be on the list is a replacement of the RiscOS
> bootloader. Not that it is that bad, not at all, but more that its then
> possible to have a uniform bootloader across all NetBSD/arm32. My idea was
> f.e. to look if its posible to use the NetBSD/arm26 bootloader and modify
> it so it will load NetBSD/arm32 on the RiscPC too. The idea behind this is
> that it is then not nessisary to have Risc/RC7500 to migle and set up a
> lot of TLB's etc when the kernel is allready running.

Isn't there an issue here that they boot in different ways?  the RISC OS
based systems (arm26's, rpc's and a7000's) have to boot from another os,
the others are generally booting from a bios?  The risc os one is
graphical, IE it's a Risc os application, you can drag a kernel onto
it's icon and boot it etc.

Certainly the risc os one might be made more portable (eg includes the
risc os 4 patches, and works on arm26's)  It's better than the arm linux
mish mash of different utilities :)

> One of the other things is a bit tracking ....: the console cleanup code
> ... is somone working on it? it is stated in the current TODO list that
> ppl are working on it, but i dont see any progress.... The Seeq 800x
> drivers for ea and eb ... i got some drivers quite a time ago from Mark
> Brinicombe but he still hasnt committed them ... then how are we -current
> users expected to beta test them and help debug them ?

I'm not sure on the status of some things.  (and when I get my psu fixed
I might actually have time to find out :)

Chris