Re: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers
david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s)
26 Sep 1999 18:38:56 -0700
In article <linux.kernel.d3so429dvw.fsf@lxp03.cern.ch>,
Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@cern.ch> wrote:
>>>>>> "David" == david parsons <o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s> writes:
>
>David> I've run into the third option; I've got a Netgear GA620
>David> ethernet card, and was easier for me to convert the server to
>David> FreeBSD than it was to migrate my system to a kernel level that
>David> would support the GA620.
>
>Sticking a Gigabit Ethernet driver into 2.0.x is silly, yes you can
>get it running but it is not going to work very well nor at decent
>speeds. I thought about porting the driver back to 2.0.x, but then
>2.2.x was released and I decided it was not worth the effort.
>
>However, upgrading an older system to a 2.2 compatible level, Red Hat
>in fact released the necessary RPMS - so the problem is non existant.
If you run Redhat Linux.
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\/ use Redhat.
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