To: UNC Linux Users Group <unclug AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [unclug] why updates? an example
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 11:27:47 -0500
A while back there was some discussion about what version to download
and if it mattered if you used update 3, 2, etc.
Here's an example of when it matters - the adaptec 320RAID drivers for
IBM xseries 346 servers are specific to update 3. My guess is they are
compiled with that shipping kernel version. If you try to install them
with an earlier update, anaconda will not recognize the SCSI drives,
making it tough to install the OS.
Yes, that has been how I spent the last hour or so...
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Brian Payst, MS
Director of Technology & Systems Support
Division of Student Affairs
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
voice: (919) 962-1469 fax: (919) 962-5241
[unclug] why updates? an example,
Brian Payst, 12/03/2004