On 10/29/05, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 01:46:23PM -0500, Ganeshram Iyer wrote: > > On 10/28/05, L.V.Gandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 10/26/05, Ganeshram Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > there is another on this wiki (specific to sarge but it needs > > > > compilation - so did not try it). > > > can I get the url? > > > > > > > And as ndiswrapper.sf.net for this card says using a preemptive kernel > > > How to know kernel is preemptive? > > > What are the pros and cons of it? > > > I have compiled 2.6.13.4 from kernel.org with oldconfig of 2.6.8.2. > > > Now how to make ndiswrapper work with this kernel. I can't install > > > ndiswrapper utils package as it asks for package for old kernel as > > > dependency? Is there any tutorial/how to go about with new kernel in > > > sarge? > > as for Sarge installation the wiki is here: > > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/InstallDebianSarge > > while the one i used was: > > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/InstallDebian > > I do not know how to find if the kernel is preemptive. I hope someone > > who has answers can help me out but for now i am not using this card > > with debian (at least not regularly). > > To check if your kernel is preemtive, simply do something like this: > > $ grep PREEMPT /boot/config-2.6.8-miami-16 > CONFIG_PREEMPT=y > > Of course, you will need to substitute your actual kernel version. If > it says `n' then you don't have a preemptive kernel. What are the benefits of using preemptive kernel. If it is no what will happen in a laptop?
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