[NTLUG:Discuss] sc2b motherboard

[Bug Hunter]

  If your guy wrote a driver, then "Linux Device Drivers" by Alessandro
Rubin might help migrate to the new kernel... It just got released in a
new edition a couple of months ago.

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Steve Orr wrote:

> Your points are well taken. It seems we might have short sited ourselves in
> to a corner. Our guru, though not very friendly more often than not, became
> VERY cranky. They know the right answer.
> If you would be so kind, the more technical information, that I can suppply
> would be very helpful (i.e. tech specs, 7.x enhancements).
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
> Of Steve Baker
> Sent: January 19, 2002 4:39 PM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] sc2b motherboard
> 
> 
> Steve Orr wrote:
> 
> > According to the software guys, we've written some code that is very
> kernel
> > specific. Do you think the preformance/stability gain(s) would be worth a
> > rewrite?
> 
> That's an impossible question to answer at a distance.
> 
> How many lines of code do you have to rewrite?   If it's a million
> lines then you'd better not attempt it.  If it's just a couple of
> lines then you certainly should.
> 
> What are the needs of your customers/end-users?  If you are selling
> to the masses then you certainly have to run under RH 7.x - if you
> only run it on one in-house server - then you may not care.
>