Update from Eyetech (after my review)

[downix]

@-D-

It is sacrilidge.  (and actually next year you will find Chrysler motors in Mercedes)

They're merging the two motor lineups together.  Already previously Chrysler-only features (such as polyheads) are showing up in Mercedes motors.

[itix]

I don't remember any mention of "onboard audio" myself ! I talked about the sound driver for Debian not yet done.

Hmm.. But it is this on-board (AC97) audio not working in
Debian, right? :-D

[Damion]

(and actually next year you will find Chrysler motors in Mercedes)

Downix do you have a link for that?? ...Chrysler is in
a much better position to benefit technologically,
...and I still imagine you will NOT be seeing an
American designed and built engine in a Mercedes
(or I will eat my f-ing shoe, I promise!!

Already previously Chrysler-only features (such as polyheads) are showing up in Mercedes motors.

Well, the "polyspherical" head was basically
Chrysler's custom take of the "hemi", really nothing
special. Mercedes has had it's own "hemi" shaped
heads long before the "big three" (as well as other
niceties, like overhead cams/valves, use of light
alloys -even magnesium- and fuel injection (1954
300SL, or 1936 if you count Diesel injection...actually
you saw all of the above in the 300SL;)).

But Chrysler and Mercedes had been in bed long
before the "merger"...even in the '70's M-B used
some of Chrysler's A/C components. But my main
point is that you will not find a rebadged, American
designed and built Chrysler motor or chassis in a
Mercedes.

[downix]

@-D-
http://www.autoworld.com/news/Chrysler/SLR.htm

The motor being used is, from all reports, the bigger-than-big block  that Chrysler introduced 3-4 years ago for it's racing teams  Of course that has been reworked by the German company.

In the end, there won't be "Mercedes" nor "Chrysler" motors.  They are being blended, making a much more powerful design in the end..

Now, JUST RELEASE THE FRIGGIN CHARGER!

[Damion]

Hmmm...no Chrysler engine in the SLR, it looks
like Mercedes is giving AMG "carte blanche" on
this one (besides MB build their own kick - ass
V8's). Believe me dude those snobby German
engineers would never have it in "their" cars..

Dig this:

AMG Supercharged V8 Power

Under the SLR's hood lurks a supercharged V8 engine developed and built by Mercedes-AMG. Delivering well over 600 horsepower for 0-to-60 miles-per-hour acceleration of about 3.7 seconds, each SLR engine is hand-built at AMG's manufacturing facility. The engine's dry-sump lubrication system -- originally developed for race cars to prevent oil starvation during extremely hard cornering -- includes a remote oil tank that eliminates any conventional oil pan or sump, allowing the engine to be mounted lower in the frame for better aerodynamics and an even lower center of gravity. The powerplant is also mounted in a front mid-engine position, largely behind the front wheels.

http://www.womanmotorist.com/index.php/news/main/2431/event=view

http://www.twistgrip.co.za/cars_SLR_engine.htm

This is actually pretty cool. The old 450 SEL 6.9's
also used dry - sump lubrication (for a giant, 4 - door
sedan!).

Now, JUST RELEASE THE FRIGGIN CHARGER!

Now we are in complete agreement on something!:-D

[bhoggett]

@Seehund

The specification I believe is PS/2. Are people trying to use non-PS/2 keyboards, or is there an additional secret specification?

Out of spec or not, it does appear that there are some keyboards which misbehave. It's been an issue on Amithlon too, with the blame similarly thrown at development rather than out of spec hardware by those who would have the developer look bad.

6-8 weeks? Maybe they should look into transferring the firmware images by FTP or e-mail, instead of shipping them saved on floppies by rowboat to Taiwan? FFS, doesn't he understand himself how ridiculous this sounds? It'd be quicker to solder a *PROM burner from an Aminet description and flash the chips inhouse at Eyetech before shipping each board!

I think you failed to read what he wrote. He didn't say 6-8 week for the code to reach Taiwan. He said 6-8 weeks before boards based on that code reach the users. This is not unreasonable really.

Yes, there is a hint of paranoia in the statement, but then there's a whole siege mentality to the entire "red" camp when you look at it dispassionately.  Then again, it would help if people cut them a little slack and didn't attack every single word they say.  Face, both "red" and "blue" camps put a lot of "spin" in their announcements.

(and no, I'm not jumping into the "red" camp or defending Eyetech. Certainly their product is the least attractive to me as a buyer, but they don't deserve to be flamed for that reason alone)

[Glorfindel]

It is for that reason that that we have now asked the factory to remove software protection from the ROM so it can be reflashed by earlybird purchasers.

Does this mean that non-earlybird purchasers will not be allowed to compile and flash their own versions of the Free Software U-Boot firmware? If so, that's... infuriating :madashell:, not to say... alarmingly stupid :crazy:.

I know of no other board as mainstream as the AmigaOne with Free firmware. It has no competition in that regard. To lose such a major selling point (at least for some of us) by artificially crippling the board for the sake of some useless "software protection" cannot be the plan of a sane business person.

Am I right or am I wrong?