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Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Bufdaemon on April 07, 2004, 03:50:31 am

Hi folks,

Just got my SL-6000 and I really like it. I\'m already getting the itch to get my hands on the kernel sources! Does anyone have any idea who to contact to get them? BTW, isn\'t Sharp legally obligated to release the source? Perhaps we should all pester them...

Thanks!
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Devin.

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Mickeyl on April 07, 2004, 04:53:19 am

Absolutely. They must release the source and they will (as they did for all the previous models) - sooner or later. Pestering may let this happen sooner, so I\'m all for it

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Mickeyl on April 16, 2004, 02:02:13 am

Bump

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: DrWowe on April 16, 2004, 09:55:14 am

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Absolutely. They must release the source and they will (as they did for all the previous models) - sooner or later. Pestering may let this happen sooner, so I\'m all for it

Legally, \"sooner or later\" doesn\'t cut it.  Someone at Sharp ought to read the GPL...

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Ethereal on April 17, 2004, 04:41:59 pm

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Pestering may let this happen sooner, so I\'m all for it

What\'s the best pestering channel?  Sharp US? Sharp Japan?  CS?  Corporate?

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: treke on April 17, 2004, 05:23:36 pm

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Absolutely. They must release the source and they will (as they did for all the previous models) - sooner or later. Pestering may let this happen sooner, so I\'m all for it

Legally, \"sooner or later\" doesn\'t cut it.  Someone at Sharp ought to read the GPL...

Well if you read the GPL they don\'t have to give it to you until you ask. So ask them.

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: grifster on April 17, 2004, 05:25:01 pm

They\'ll most likely release it if only to allow their Enterprise customers the ability to alter the ROM.

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Joshp on April 17, 2004, 05:50:01 pm

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What\'s the best pestering channel?  Sharp US? Sharp Japan?  CS?  Corporate?

All of them.

Does sl-6000 use a newer kernel.  Or does it still use the 2.4.18 kernel.  

JP

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Joshp on April 17, 2004, 05:55:40 pm

I just sent A email to zaurussupport@sharpsec.com.  So lets all see what kind of dumd thing thay can come up with next :wink: .

JP

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Ethereal on April 17, 2004, 06:37:15 pm

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Does sl-6000 use a newer kernel.  Or does it still use the 2.4.18 kernel.

It\'s 2.4.18, and it\'s also the same CPU as the SL-5600.  To my simple mind, it seems that software written for the 5600 should be right at home on the 6K, but apparently, that\'s not always the case.

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Mickeyl on April 17, 2004, 06:42:54 pm

It\'s still our ancient buddy 2.4.18-grandpa-embedix - definitly a new kernel revision though, because they have added at least the code for
 * usb host
 * the new audio chip
 * the new wlan stuff
 * the bluetooth thing

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Ethereal on April 17, 2004, 10:39:59 pm

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they have added at least the code for
 * the bluetooth thing

Do we know this for sure: do all the 6K kernels support whatever bluetooth chipset the 6KW uses?  (I\'m reluctant to import a Jap 6KW and Anglicise it with a 6KL English ROM for fear of having no BT support.)

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: Mickeyl on April 18, 2004, 06:33:09 am

No we don\'t - until Sharp released the code.

Title: SL-6000 kernel source?
Post by: huu on April 21, 2004, 03:43:26 am

Sharp appears to have released the source in Japan today. Of course, they only have the Japanese version at
http://developer.ezaurus.com/sl_j/source/source_dl.htm (http://developer.ezaurus.com/sl_j/source/source_dl.htm)
but still this looks promising. Also, there is only one set of files for the SL-6000, instead of different source packages for the N, L and W.