Re: Flash Media block driver problem!

From: Denis Vlasenko
Date: Thu Apr 01 2004 - 11:21:54 EST


On Thursday 01 April 2004 16:07, Jinu M. wrote:
> On Thursday 01 April 2004 14:13, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > Am Donnerstag, 1. April 2004 12:47 schrieb Jinu M.:
> > > cool; linux can use a GPL driver for such things...
> > >
> > > [jinum] guess the question/clarification is not clear!
> > > This is a driver for our own controller (PCI). Which is a PCI based
> > > card.
> > > This card is not based on the SCSI or IDE interface so how will some
> > > other driver work for it unless we write ( or get it written sharing
> > > our hardware spec) a driver for the interface?
> >
> > It will not work. A block driver must be written for such hardware to
> > make it work.
>
> Hmm, they are willing to release specs... that's good.
>
> [Jinum]
> This going way off from the original question...
>
> * NO SPECS * will be out ;)

Why? That's a good way to have driver written and debugged for free.
--
vda

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