Re: [aclug-L] "Let there be sound"

[JOHNSTONE JEREMY S <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Best source I know of is www.kernel.org 2.2 was supposed to be already
out but Linus push the date back. Not sure now, but check
www.linuxgazette.com, they will have latest info, (probably).

On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, Jesse Kaufman wrote:

> ok, so how do i go about obtaining these "bleeding-edge" kernels, and how do
> i go about upgrading my existing one to 2.1.x?  also, is there anyway i can
> just apply some sort of patch that will let me be able to only upgrade the
> sound parts of the kernel?  i tried the latest version of OSS/Free, but that
> still doesn't support PnP cards such as mine.  heck, if all else fails, i've
> got a friend willing to trade me straight-up for his card (Ensoniq
> SoundScape non-PnP), but that'd only be for the school year, so i dno't have
> to f- w/ this card when i *should* be doing homework! : ^ )  ...  anyway,
> let me know what you've found out about some of the 2.1.x kernels (as far as
> stability), and which version you suggest...  also, when is 2.2.x coming
> out?  sometimes, i like to live dangerously...  but not always w/ my os...
> 
> kaufman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 10:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [aclug-L] "Let there be sound"
> 
> 
> >"Jesse Kaufman" <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >> : ^ )  ... sounds freakin' awesome...  just hope someone does it around
> >> here, and for cheaper than that dude did..i'm sure s&h from the UK'd be
> >> expensive!!!
> >>
> >> hey, know where i can get a "free" license/crack for OSS/Linux?  i need
> it
> >> for my sound card...that is the only way it will work (from what i have
> >> read)
> >
> >Being the brave (careless?) Linux hacker that I am, I often run the
> >bleeding edge development kernels.  It looks like the development
> >kernel 2.1.120 (and perhaps earlier known good ones like 2.1.115) have
> >support for your card built in.
> >
> >WARNING!  WARNING!  2.1.x are DEVELOPMENT kernels and so things could
> >be wrong.  You could, for instance, have filesystem code that is
> >broken that loses all your data if you are not careful about when you
> >remove your PCMCIA cards.  Ahem.  :-)
> >
> >That said, I've found 2.1.x kernels more stable than Windows, BUT your
> >mileage may vary.  You've been warned!
> >
> >--
> >John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> |
> >Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org
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