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diff --git a/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip30_info-v5.eblit b/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip30_info-v5.eblit deleted file mode 100644 index 960f45781d8a..000000000000 --- a/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip30_info-v5.eblit +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation -# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 - -# Eblit with information/warnings for IP30 (Octane) users. -# -# If you need to add whitespace for formatting in 'einfo', 'ewarn', or 'eerror', use -# \040 for a space instead of the standard space. These functions will strip -# redundant white space. - -show_ip30_info() { - echo -e "" - eerror "Things that DON'T work:" - eerror "\t- Do not use CONFIG_SLUB, otherwise, you'll get errors when booting" - eerror "\t\040\040regarding duplicate /sys/kernel/slab/* entries in sysfs." - eerror "\t- Impact (MGRAS) Xorg driver no longer functions due to severe bitrot." - eerror "\t- Octane is limited to a maximum of 2GB of memory right now due to a" - eerror "\t\040\040hardware quirk in the BRIDGE PCI chip that limits BRIDGE DMA" - eerror "\t\040\040addresses to 31-bits when converted into physical addresses." - eerror "\t\040\040Patches that attempt to fix the issue are highly welcome." - echo -e "" - ewarn "Things that might work, but have problems, or are unknown:" - ewarn "\t- CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE should work now, but there may still be" - ewarn "\t\040\040intermittent issues. Additionally, CONFIG_HUGETLBFS must also be" - ewarn "\t\040\040selected for hugepages to work. If use of this feature continues" - ewarn "\t\040\040to trigger random Instruction Bus Errors (IBEs), then it is best to" - ewarn "\t\040\040disable the functionality and perform a cold reset of the machine" - ewarn "\t\040\040after powering it down for at least 30 seconds." - ewarn "\t- Serial support on the Octane uses a very basic UART driver that drives" - ewarn "\t\040\040the 16550A chip on the IOC3 directly. It does not use interrupts," - ewarn "\t\040\040only a polling routine on a timer, which makes it slow and CPU-" - ewarn "\t\040\040intensive. The baud rate is limited to no more than 38.4kbps on" - ewarn "\t\040\040this driver. Patches for getting the Altix IOC3 serial driver to" - ewarn "\t\040\040work (which uses DMA and supports faster baud rates) are welcome." - ewarn "\t- UHCI Cards are known to have issues, but should still function." - ewarn "\t\040\040This issue primarily manifests itself when using pl2303 USB->Serial" - ewarn "\t\040\040adapters." - ewarn "\t- MENET boards appear to have the four ethernet ports detected, however" - ewarn "\t\040\040the six serial ports don't appear to get picked up by the IOC3" - ewarn "\t\040\040UART driver. The NIC part number is also not read correctly" - ewarn "\t\040\040from the four Number-In-a-Cans. Additional testing would be" - ewarn "\t\040\040appreciated and patches welcome." - ewarn "\t- Other XIO-based devices, like various Impact addons, remain untested" - ewarn "\t\040\040and are not guaranteed to work. This applies to various digital" - ewarn "\t\040\040video conversion boards as well." - echo -e "" - einfo "Things that DO work:" - einfo "\t- SMP works again, celebrate!" - einfo "\t- Impact (MGRAS) console only." - einfo "\t- VPro (Odyssey) console only (no X driver exists yet)." - einfo "\t- PCI Card Cages should work for many devices, except certain types like" - einfo "\t\040\040PCI-to-PCI bridges (USB hubs, USB flash card readers for example)." - einfo "\t- SCSI, RTC, basic PCI, IOC3 Ethernet, keyboard, and mouse. Please" - einfo "\t\040\040report any problems with these devices." - echo -e "" -} |