OT: Linux flavors...

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 07:34:54PM -0400, Fairlight wrote:
> To: filePro Mailing List <filepro-list at seaslug.org>

Would you change your list bookmark, Mark?  Celestial is roughly as
fast as seaslug these days, and it gets me in less trouble.  :-)

> On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 04:58:26PM -0400, Jay Ashworth may or may not have
> proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> > I dunno; it gives up gobbeldygook and unmapped keys.
> 
> "Doesn't where I saw it."

"The trouble's leavin' here just fine!"

:-)

> > The *module* is ndiswrapper itself, and *it* fails to be copied
> > forwards from the modules directory for the older kernel to the modules
> > directory for the newer one when YOU updates the kernel -- after I did
> > so by hand, it worked fine.
> > 
> > I rather suspect that this would happen with *any* module not part of
> > the stock kernel distribution, though I haven't checked yet, and I
> > propose to report it as a bug against YOU.
> 
> They shouldn't be copied.  Mostly because modversions has been almost useless
> as tits on a bull since its inception.  I've maybe had -one- module work
> correctly between two different kernels--once.  It often comes down to one
> mismatched symbol, but they'll bail.
> 
> Trying to use one module across multiple kernel releases is a really bad
> bet.  I wouldn't do it, personally.

Didn't give me problem one.

> I don't think that's a bug, I think it's intentional.  I would go so far as
> to say it's good design -not- to even try.

Hmmm... dunno.

It should *certainly* notice that you have non-stock modules in your
directory and warn you.

Cheers,
-- jra
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