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Re: 2.4 kernel how good is it?



>>2) Will i need to re-do my modules? Particularly with the
>>machine thats got the IDE cd writer i had to do some module
>>voodoo, that i was uncomfortable with, to make it work. or
>>will the upgrade handle that kind of thing? (I'm a
>>cargo-cultist when it comes to modules)
>
>Yes...new modules are needed. For IDE CD Writer support you'll need the ide-scsi
>(IDE-SCSI emulation support) and sg (Generic SCSI support) modules. That's all!
>Then, in your /etc/lilo.conf file, include in the "append" section
>"hdc=ide-scsi" (replace hdc with the actual location of your CD writer). Also
>add "sg" and "ide-scsi" to your /etc/modules file to load these modules. It's
>really not that difficult, or at least it hasn't been for me.
>

Ok.. but apt- and debconf won't do this for me?



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