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> From: Tom Keiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> download it, you get kernel 2.2.16, *NOT* 2.2.19. You only get that
> if you buy RH, then know enough (or care to take the risk) to
> upgrade
> the kernel to something not part of the original design.
Nonetheless, it's an official RedHat kernel, and not only that, the
_latest_ official RedHat kernel for 7.0 (well, almost--the latest is
actually 2.2.19-7.0.12, not -7.0.8, but I doubt that makes a
difference). If Adaptec claim support for RedHat 7.0, they should
support this kernel. Now, if they have drivers for 2.2.16, and
source for those is available, it seems that it shouldn't be too
difficult to compile them for 2.2.19--but (1) Adaptec should have
done this already, and (2) it's entirely possible there's a snag
somewhere.
> Finally, I don't see why a hardware company that wants to keep
> its hardware and methods proprietary, should be criticized for not
> providing
Who's criticizing? It seems much simpler than that--if they aren't
willing to provide drivers for your desired OS, and you can't make
them yourself, you have two choices: use different hardware, or use a
different OS.
> driver source code. Nor should they have to provide binary copies
> of each driver for each distro for each possible kernel update that
> might be applied to each distro.
If they're claiming compatibility with a particular version of a
particular distro, they should provide drivers for all
vendor-supplied kernels for that version, and certainly for the last
one. If not, they really don't support that version.
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Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Since all the world is but a story, it were well for thee to buy the
more enduring story rather than the story that is less enduring."
-- The Judgment of St. Colum Cille
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