next meeting topic

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Sun May 23 19:54:11 EDT 2004


I'd be up for that, just gotta come up with some time.

vlok stone wrote:

>Sounds good to me. I've had issues w/ modprobe failed
>and having to force the drivers, it works but it's
>kinda sloppy. Overcoming kernel issues before they
>overcome you. Why wait 'til next month. We could
>rendevous on a weeknight. Just a thought. 
>
>--- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
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>>Ok, I have a suggestion for the next meeting topic.
>>It's not a new one, 
>>rather one that has NEVER gotten accomplished to ANY
>>degree. That being 
>>ANYTHING with the kernel! I would like to see
>>something, be it a patch, 
>>complete installation of a new one, configuring an
>>existing one, 
>>whatever, but something besides just talk about,
>>just do this, that and 
>>it's all set. Detect some frustration here??
>>  Every attempt I have witnessed or tried has
>>failed, there must be 
>>someone on this list that can perform some kernel
>>modifications with 
>>success.
>>That being said, the reason for this is that I have
>>downloaded the new 
>>Fedora Core 2 the other day and began to play. I
>>like what I see for the 
>>most part with the new 2.6 kernel, etc., however,
>>there are a couple of 
>>real issues at the moment.
>>1. FC2's version of the 2.6 kernel does not work
>>with the NVIDIA drivers 
>>as there is some 4KSTACKS problem. I found this
>>while trying to work out 
>>why they weren't working, etc. Apparently there is a
>>kernel patch that 
>>can be applied while waiting for NVIDIA to come out
>>with a driver that 
>>does not have this problem, etc. So, see above.
>>This might be (stress might) why Bob Meyer was
>>having trouble with his 
>>NVIDIA driver on his Mandrake 10 laptop using more
>>than 16BIT color.
>>2. There is a samba issue as well. Dug deep enough
>>to find people 
>>bitchin about it on the net with varying solutions,
>>none that worked for me.
>>
>>Anyway, as was with FC1, it took a bit to get used
>>to the changes, etc. 
>>But if we could finally have a meeting that could
>>have a successful 
>>whack at the kernel, that would be great.
>>
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>>
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