[07:50] <kraut> moin
[12:52] <Ange|us> hello
[12:52] <Ange|us> does someone know where i can download daper's kernel ? i need to use squashfs, i want to install it on gutsy
[13:14] <keegan> hey does one write device drivers in linux, knowledge of which programming lanuage is required, does one need to have the hardware the driver is being written for , do we need to have knowledge of hardware , are any tools require
[13:16] <zul> keegan: you probebly want #kernel
[13:16] <keegan> thanks zul
[13:19] <keegan> no response there
[13:19] <keegan> i guess its too broad a question
[13:19] <zul> oh they are all idiling
[13:19] <zul> but check google as well
[13:21] <keegan> i did , i read that you dont need to have hardware knowledge , but i dont understand how can one communicate with a device without it , or do you know have commands a device responds , i am sure different manufacturers have different workings
[13:21] <keegan> anyways ill repeat the question there at a later time .
[13:39] <abogani> Hi All! 
[13:39] <abogani> Someone could give me a little suggestion? 
[13:40] <abogani> I would be very happy to provide a debug version of the rt kernel flavour (in Hardy).
[13:40] <abogani> In you opinion what is the best way for achieve this objective? PPA, external apt archive, universe or other?
[13:40] <zul> i would start off with ppa
[13:41] <abogani> zul: Hi Chuck, Thanks!
[13:41] <abogani> zul: Have Xen kernel flavour a debug version?
[13:42] <zul> nope
[13:44] <abogani> In you opinion is it useless? In this case perhaps it's the same for rt kernel flavour... :-)
[13:44] <zul> abogani: we have never done it before for xen so I dont really have an opinnon
[13:47] <abogani> zul: Sorry i'm thinking that xen kernel patch added some useful CONFIG_DEBUG_* options...
[13:47] <zul> abogani: oh they did we just never enabled it
[13:48] <zul> bbl
[13:48] <abogani> zul: Debugging it isn't hard without these?
[13:48] <zul> most problesm is with userspace or me 
[13:53] <abogani> zul: :-)
[14:09] <abogani> lamont: Could i disturb you for a minute?
[14:42] <lamont> abogani: now you may
[14:43] <abogani> lamont: Thanks. Is it possbile add cyclictest and signaltest (http://rt.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Cyclictest & http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tglx/rt-tests.git;a=summary) binaries into util-linux package?
[14:44] <abogani> I'm insane? :-)
[14:45] <lamont> given that they're maintained as separate packages upstream, I'm inclined to leave them as separate pacakges.
[14:46] <lamont> our util-linux currently has very little diff from upstream util-linux-ng, and the objective is to minimize that difference, if for no other reason than my sanity, and conformity across the linux space.
[14:46]  * lamont is not a big fan of aggregating multiple upstream sources into one debian package
[14:47] <lamont> OTOH, I have no objection to helping someone who wants to package those two packages for upload to either debian or ubuntu
[14:47] <lamont> (are they already packaged in debian???_
[14:47] <lamont> )
[14:47] <abogani> No unfortunately.
[14:47] <abogani>  will go to packaging... :-)
[14:49] <abogani> I will go to packaging but first i should read REVU wiki page :)
[14:49] <abogani> lamont: Thank you very much. Excuse me for disturb.
[14:54] <lamont> abogani: no worries
[14:55] <zul> hey lamont
[14:55] <lamont> mornin
[15:00] <lamont> zul: going to uds?
[15:01] <zul> lamont: i wish
[15:01] <lamont> ah - figured you were close by, iirc
[15:01] <zul> 8 hour drive to boston besides lack of funds and cant get time off work
[15:02] <zul> lamont: are you?
[15:03] <lamont> I'll be there sun-thur PM (fly out really early friday)
[15:03] <zul> cool
[15:05] <zul> and I would have to renew my passport as well
[15:06] <zul> thank you george bush
[18:10] <bronson> I set /etc/usplash.conf to 800x600, ran update-initramfs -u, and bootsplash uses 832x624!?
[18:10] <bronson> This makes my LCD freak out.  Can anyone tell me how to pursue this further?
[18:11] <bronson> (hope it's not the wrong channel; this seems most appropriate b/c it's kernel boot...)
[18:16] <bronson> mjg59: should I report this as a bug?  800x600 in usplash.conf produces 832x624 on boot?
[18:36] <bronson> Sounds like I'm being bitten by https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usplash/+bug/62865 ...  guess I'll try the attached patch.
[18:36] <ubotu> Launchpad bug 62865 in usplash "1024x768 with nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE: "screen init failed" (dup-of: 60621)" [Undecided,New] 
[18:36] <ubotu> Launchpad bug 60621 in usplash "usplash: no usable theme found for 640x480" [Low,Confirmed]