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Re: Kernel 2.4.0-test11-pre5 compilation



Rich,

On Sat, Nov 18, 2000 at 09:57:27PM -0500, Rich Payne wrote:
> > 
> > They usually are well supported.  I'm wondering what changed in that
> > driver between the 2.2.x and 2.4.0-test series (then again, what hasn't
> > changed...there were quite a few drivers that were practically rewritten).
> 
> Ugghh....I'll try to stuff an adaptec into a UP1x00 on Monday and boot a
> 2.4 and see what happens. Which adaptec are you using (2940, 2940U2W
> etc...)? This was test-11-pre5 ?

It is a 2940U2W

>  
> > > The 2.4 series have been nothing but painful on my system.  The main 3
> > > reasons I want to get them working is:
> > > 1. Sound Blaster Live! support
> 
> Well, you could use ALSA (www.alsa-project.org).
>

I may try this, but would prefer kernel support
 
> > > 2. DRI, and agpgart support for my Matrox g400
> 
> I think the latest 2.2.x series has had much of this back ported.
>

This I may also try, along with the USB stuff
 
> > > 3. USB *stable* support
> 
> Again, I know that RH are shipping USB with 7.0, not sure if that was
> their backport or if it's in the latest 2.2.x
> 
> > I can understand this.  I know that API has tested USB support
> > successfully under 2.4.0-test kernels, but I'm not sure if they were using
> > the Adaptec driver or if they had installed another SCSI adapter and used
> > that instead.  I'll ask...
> 
> Neither :) I was using IDE at the time. Had a USB mouse working under X,
> it was a good feeling.
> 
> --rdp
> 
> -- 
> Rich Payne
> rpayne@alphalinux.org			www.alphalinux.org
>

Robert
 



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