On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 08:36:34PM -0600, Damian Wiest wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 08:57:58PM -0500, Nick Holland wrote:
> > Peter Matulis wrote:
> > > Hi. I would like to install OpenBSD 4.0 on an IBM eServer (xSeries 220)
> > > that contains a ServeRAID SCSI controller. I see that in OpenBSD
> > > Current a driver has been added (ips). Does that mean I cannot install
> > > OpenBSD 4.0 and have access to the controller on this machine? Any
> > > comments welcome.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Peter
> >
> > yep.
> > New drivers are never back-ported.
> >
> > See FAQ 5 for more info on the OpenBSD development process...
> >
> > Keep in mind: whatever your hesitation is about installing -current on
> > your machine is pretty completely negated by the fact that 4.0 won't
> > work. (though, admittedly, you can't beat the stability and security
> > of a non-functioning system. :)
> >
> > Nick.
>
> I'm guessing that it's not worth the time and potential problems of
> attempting to recompile a 4.0 kernel with the new driver or just running
> a current kernel with an old userland?
The first is difficult, the latter unlikely to work.
I don't really see the point, either - if you exercise a bit of care
[1], -current is very stable.
You could temporarily insert another RAID card and/or wait for 4.1, too.
Depending on what you need, this might or might not work.
Joachim
[1] Don't update in the middle of a hackathon, and don't be too quick to
update after major filesystem changes - which will be soon.
