On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 02:12:34AM -0400, Mark Gray wrote:
Eduardo Carriles
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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