[linrad] Re: Mandriva 2006.1-0.3 Free

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Hi Richard,

> > Generally it is a bad idea to use the very latest distribution
> > because it takes some time for the hardware related groups to
> > adapt to changes made in the kernel. As long as you are happy with 
> > ALSA, Mandriva 2006.1-0.3 if fine for svgalib and Linrad.
> 
> I think this is the stage we can never agree on Leif, the current kernel version
> is 2.6.15-6, that the vanilla kernel.
> Mandrivas kernel 2.6.12-17mdk.
> So for once they are not at the bleeding edge.
> 
> The real problem is svgalib, from his site nothing has moved to the stable stage since
> 2001, and now is patch after patch.
NO NO NO!!!!!

svgalib is not any problem at all. There are several ways of getting it 
running properly, I have shown you two of them and Roger has shown
one more. Rogers solution it the one to prefer for the future:-)

The problem is OSS. Mandriva 2006.1-0.3 does not supply the kernel
headers in a way that fits the the expectations of OSS. Mandriva has
its own format for kernel information and we have to allow some time for
the OSS people. Therefore "it is a bad idea to use the very latest distribution
because it takes some time for the hardware related groups (=OSS) to adapt 
to changes made in the kernel"

This has nothing to do with the kernel version. The one I find on my fresh
download is 2.6.12-13mdk (It seems that the Mandriva kernel is not so stable
right now since you have already 17mdk)

By the way, I am using Debian with a kernel version of 2.4.27-386.
The reason for this is that RFspace has not yet supplied the device
driver for 2.6 kernels for the FT245 chip that is used in the 
SDR-14 for USB communication. Despite the old kernel, I keep my system
updated, Debian  supports both 2.4.27 AND 2.6.8 as the kernel for their
latest "stable release".

GNU/Linux 3.1 (a.k.a. sarge) was released on 6th of June, 2005.
Getting started with Debian is a bit more demanding as compared
to the commercial distributions, but it is a good way of avoiding 
problems.

73

Leif



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