Re: tg3 + kernel-image-2.6.11-9* .... How do we know when it will work?

[Jeremy Gray <Jeremy@jpgsworld.com>]

Frederik Schueler wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 01:01:57PM +0200, Thomas Steffen wrote:
>  
>
> > > Does it work yet? Is there somewhere to track this so we know when it
> > > will work?
> > >      
> > I don't think so. I had the same problem on i386, and it seems that
> > the non-free part of the kernel source is not there yet.
> >    
>
> Indeed kernel-source-nonfree-2.6.11 is stuck in the NEW queue, waiting
> to be added to the archive.
>
>  
Is there a way that someone could know when the tg3 files are included?
(so I don't have to ask the list again)

> > > I am new to debian, so I'm not sure what my options are here.
> > >      
> > Other people may disagree, but I would recommend to stick with a 32bit userland.
> >    
>
> I suggest either 64bit kernel, 64bit userland, or 32bit kernel, 32bit 
> userland. Running a mixed setup with 64bit kernel and 32bit userland
> only causes trouble and things like iptables, NVidia drivers or the 
> xfs filesystem currently do not work in this setup.
>
> If you have an AMD64 box, run debian-pure64 sarge or sid.
>
>  

We are running Debian Sarge Pure64.