What is the difference between modular SCSI support and kernel support. Showing my lack of knowledge
> > > >> > I will also mention that Mandrake does not seem to have scsi >>support in the >> > kernel (at least in 8) and >> > I think there were comments about this. Why make things difficult. >> > Personally I could never get 8 to >> > find my scsi cd rom or disk. >> >> This is a policy decision that goes beyond even the PPC version. I >> don't specifically know the rational for making it. But I would imagine >> the best place to ask this question is on the cooker list not the >> cooker-ppc list. >> > >There is and was modular SCSI support. I overlooked aic7xxx and have >apologized for that error as well as created new ISO's for those folks >needing that driver. I have SCSI on both of my machines and use it >regularly. Nearly every module that will compile on PPC is included, many >of which will probably never get used. It may be true that SCSI did not >wokr on your particular machine. I've read of various "tricks" that have >to be performed on some Macs to get it to work, not only in Mandrake, due >to the way it is implemented on some machines. (removing certain >devices/cards, etc. etc.) > >Stew Benedict > >-- >MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ >PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ -- Sincerely, Allan E. Levy I worked on the IBM 650 (Tubes, 2000 Memory Drum) Contact home 301-340-7839 cell 301-742-4951 fax 301-838-9545 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14 Boat House Ct Gaithersburg, Md 20878
