---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: lordSauron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Nov 8, 2005 8:59 PM Subject: Re: RAID To: "John C. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 11/8/05, John C. Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 08 November 2005 3:14 pm, lordSauron wrote: > <snip> > > amd64 installer (which supported kernel ver. 2.6.x-11, the x being > > holes in my memory) it didn't work (or at least I couldn't make it > > work, but I'm still not that great at installing so it's totally > > possible I just majorly screwed up and did something stupid along the > > line...). I think it'd work with the newer kernels (>= -12) b/c with > > the -11 my m-board integrated audio and LAN didn't work, but now they > > do... so I think that it's just that the -11 kernel didn't yet have > > I can't speak much to the RAID issues, but just FYI the "x" that you can't > remember is probably the most important part of the kernel version number. > The suffix "-11" is the Debian package version, and is changed frequently as > the packaging is adjusted. In all likelihood, a device that did not work So that's what that's all about... > under package version -11 will still not work under version -12, but if you > look at kernel version 2.6.8 vs 2.6.12, 2.6.13, or 2.6.14 there are a number > of changes in the kernel modules and devices supported. I think I have the 2.6.12 kernel. -- === GCB v3.1 === GCS d-(+) s+:- a? C+(++++) UL+++(++++) P L++(+++) E- W+(+++) N++ w--- M>++ PS-- PE Y+ PGP- t++(+++) 5? X? R !tv>-- b++>++++ DI+++>++++ D-- G !e h(*) !r x--- === EGCB v3.1 === -- === GCB v3.1 === GCS d-(+) s+:- a? C+(++++) UL+++(++++) P L++(+++) E- W+(+++) N++ w--- M>++ PS-- PE Y+ PGP- t++(+++) 5? X? R !tv>-- b++>++++ DI+++>++++ D-- G !e h(*) !r x--- === EGCB v3.1 ===