Re: Kontron 986LCD-M/mITX / kernel upgrade with etch stable?
On 02-05-2008, hh.eu@gmx.de <hh.eu@gmx.de> wrote:
> Am 02.05.2008 um 11:01 schrieb Sylvain Le Gall:
>> On 02-05-2008, hh.eu@gmx.de <hh.eu@gmx.de> wrote:
>> The solution is to upgrade your kernel to at least 2.6.22.6, to
>> have the
>> working r8169 kernel module.
>>
>> Since network issue is solved, this motherboard is working great.
>>
>> I don't have tested graphics and RAID.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sylvain Le Gall
>
> I've been seeing different comments on this list recently regarding
> mixing
> stable with testing or unstable or backports etc. Generally this
> should be
> avoided. Would this mean, since I need a newer kernel than the one in
> etch
> stable, that I should not run Etch stable but go for lenny or sid
> instead?
>
You have 2 solutions:
- use r1000 (a driver from realtek for this card) with kernel 2.6.18 in
etch
- just recompile a newer kernel or use one from backports.org
(http://packages.debian.org/etch-backports/linux-image-2.6-686), which
is version 2.6.22
In the two cases, you doesn't need to mix unstable/stable.
I think going to lenny just for the kernel is not a good idea.
> As for the RAID: I plan to use software RAID rather than use 'hardware'
> RAID of the controller. That should be possible, shouldn't it?
>
This is possible and far more better than using fake intel RAID...
Performance will be equal and you will have something working better.
Regards,
Sylvain Le Gall
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