Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2407 mails)

[kline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gary Kline)]

On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 02:12:34AM -0400, Mark Gray wrote:
> Eduardo Carriles <eduardo.carriles@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Hi Mark,
> > 
> > To heavy for a Nic module setup, isn't it??
> 
> The point is that the card is a new one, and the old driver will not
> work with it.
> 
> > Do you think that is really needed to upgrade to Kernel 2.2.16 for that
> > matter.
> 
> The new driver needs the installed and configured kernel source code
> in order to compile.
> 
> > Must be simpler, or not??
> 

        [[ After a solid night's rest... . ]]

        I used FreeBSD 2.0.5 for at least 6 months before I touched its
        kernel, and the process was at least ``non-trivial.''  Here, 
        I'd be almost jumping into a deep well without looking first.

        I'll pick up the docs you mentioned last-email, Eduardo.  After
        20 years of this, I've learned that it'd hard to have too much
        knowledge.  

> SuSE could place an rpm of Donald Becker's new drivers on their ftp
> site.
> 
> > Obviously Gary can take all steps without risk, more after he said he will
> > upgrade to SuSE 7.0, and can simply break his comp in pieces.
> 
> He gave away his copy of SuSE-6.4, needs kernel source to compile a
> driver, so to me, downloading 2.2.16 from SuSE is the best solution.
> 

        Well, right now my Linux box is nothing but a paperweight;
        if I "break" something or not, playing with the kernel
        can only be a plus.  There is almost nothing of value to
        lose ... yet.

> > Anyway it is a good practice and his first time, though.
> 
> Definitely -- I think every Linux user needs to get his fingers dirty
> with the source code their computer runs -- otherwise there is no
> point to using Linux that I can see (but then, as a programmer, I can
> not begin to understand why non-programmers (and even more puzzling,
> people who do not want to learn to program) waste their time and money
> on computers).
> 

        Can't say as I'd disagree with you there, Mark.  Open-source
        anyway.

        gary

> 


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   Gary D. Kline         kline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx          Public service Unix

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