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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:12:30 +0200
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From:  Thorolf Godawa <nospam@godawa.de>
To:  testteam@ecomstation.nl, eComStation@yahoogroups.com,
Subject: [eCS TestTeam] Donation for GenMAC-development

[ eComStation Test Team ]

Hi all,

right now we have a big problem with eCS on newer devices like the 
ThinkPad T60 that now uses MiniPCI/PCI-express (MiniPCIe/PCIe) to attach 
network adapters!

GenMAC does not yet support any of the new MiniPCIe-adapters because 
Willibald, the developer of GenMAC, has no hardware to debug the driver!

He got two Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 MiniPCIe and an adapter for his PC 
from PCIe to MiniPCIe but unfortunately this is not working because the 
behavior is not the same like in a laptop with MiniPCIe :-(


So my idea is to donate him a laptop with MiniPCI/PCI-express plus a 
port-replicator with serial port that in future he also can develop and 
debug drivers for new ethernet- and WLAN-cards based on MiniPCIe!

Because they are still the best, and a lot people who are using eCS do 
have this type, I would recommend a ThinkPad T60 with ThinkPad Essential 
Port Replicator. The smallest model that would meet the requirements and 
the port replicator you get in Germany for 1300 - 1400EUR including 
taxes as new item with 3 year warranty.

Alternatively s.b. in Germany can borrow him an ThinkPad T60 and a port 
replicator for some weeks that at least he can fix the 8086x109A and 
8086x4222/4227, but for further development we will get the same 
problems we have now.


So who is willing to donate some money that we can buy such a system for 
him?


Please write me an E-Mail to "genmac <AT> godawa <DOT> de" if you can 
borrow a device or how much you obligatory would like to donate!


I will coordinate everything, if the promised amount of donation comes 
near what we need I will collect the money, I will get the cheapest 
model that meets all requirements and send it to Willibald. If we 
collected too much money I will donate the rest to Netlabs.org!


I don't know yet how to collect the money the best way from outside EU, 
any suggestions are welcome!

In Germany and the EU the easiest and cheapest way is a banktransfer, in 
the US my aunt is living so maybe this also could be a way to get 
"cheap" money from there - or we make a Netlabs.org-sponsoring over 
Mensys especially for this project ...


@Bob/Roderick/Joachim:
Is Serenity/Mensys able/willing to donate too? You are also 
participating from GenMAC for eCS, so it would be nice to get s.th. from 
there too!


Thanks a lot,
-- 

Chau y hasta luego,

Thorolf


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