Re: [cobalt-developers] XTR Kernel

[Ryan Verner <xfesty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 21 Dec 2002 12:58:29 -0800 "William L. Thomson Jr."
<support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

| So if I get my hands on another machine to use in place of my XTR. I
| would like to experiment with the XTR. Like upgrading the ROM, (or what
| ever it's called) to support 2.4 kernels. Then compile and install my
| own 2.4 kernel with SMP support.

| Why are we also stuck with a 2.2.16 kernel?
| 
| Is the XTR now considered and EOL product? Why is it being treated as
| such? Are the not selling? Are they just a big problem Sun/Cobalt would
| like to go away?

I've been asking these questions for over a year now, as with other users,
and we haven't really gotten many answers.  There exists some great Sun
employees who were (and I believe still are) active on this list, but hey,
Sun gave them the pink slip.  If it wern't for these guys, I would have spit
the dummy long ago - its indeed a sad day when a company gets rid of its
best assets.

I know, there's no excuse for it - 2.2.16 is horribly outdated, and the
XTR's certainly aren't obselete, they're still very, very capable machines
(ours has 70gig of raid, 800mhz PIII, and 1.5gig of ram.)

These are all things Qbalt aims to resolve, and it'll be released Any Day
Soon Now if I can get my dirty little mits on an XTR.

Until then, its no go ;-(

R

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