On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 11:34:06AM -0400, Glen Snyder wrote:
> I would imagine that if I recompile the kernel the difference
> between kernel-source-x.xx and kernel-source-x.xx-storm has to do
> with the setting and systems modules in SAS. (Please correct me if
No.
> I am wrong) The latest kernel-source-x.xx-storm is 2.2.16 while the
> latest stable kernel-source-x.xx is 2.2.17. As I mentioned before,
2.2.16-storm simply says where we were based on. Many patches were applied
to the source tree, and it is equivalent to 2.2.17 plus a bit more. (that
somehow happened to be added to 2.2.18 and higher...) 2.2.16-storm includes
RAID 0.9, USB, LVM, and i810 AGP support from the 2.4.x-test series kernels.
> I would like to upgrade to 2.2.4-testx sometime, in order to get USB
> suppport for HP scanners, but would rather not totally mess up some
2.4.0-test, you mean. I would not recommend that unless you are a developer,
as that kernel can be full of problems and instability (including things that
would corrupt all your data, from time to time).
> of the Storm-specific features presently installed.
USB support for HP scanners should already be there. The 2.2.16-storm kernel
has support for the same subset of USB devices as one of the earlier -test
kernels. All you need to do is make the appropriate devices in /dev, and
it should work.
> can I expect to botch up ??? (I guess that I could always set up
Not too much. But you take the risk of the 2.4.x-test kernels. The
2.2.16-storm kernel already has the patch that you want to upgrade for,
so I'd suggest staying at 2.2.16-storm.
> Also, while the official 2.2.4 release may be some time away, will
> kernel-source-2.2.17-storm be available soon?
As that's what kernel-source-2.2.16-storm is right now, I don't see the
need for it.
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Ryan Murray, Projects Manager, Stormix Technologies Inc., Debian Developer
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