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[Jun. 24th, 2006|05:19 pm] |
You know you've been on linux too long when:
You install an "unstable" kernel because you realise that it will reduce the amount of times you have to reboot your machine.
(for "unstable" read "release candidate 6", so it's probably been through as many test cycles as most "production" embedded kernels)
Yes, my computer should now be able to install new hard drives without a reboot. This makes me happy. (note: this isn't a new development. SCSI controllers have been doing this for years, but the SATA (libata) developers on linux have taken a while to support it. I think the official Windows nForce4 drivers support hotplugged SATA too, but I haven't bothered testing them. Might have to try out Vista at some point over these holidays (Craig said it was pretty swish (read: "catching up with Apple's OSX")). See if my "underspecified" nVidia 6600GT card can handle the b4d4$$ graphics :P )
erm..... I did say "should".... Seems I made the mistake of assuming:
# ln -fs /usr/src/linux-2.6.17 /usr/src/linux
would replace the old /usr/src/linux link, rather than just placing a new link within the folder. I suppose that would explain why make took such a short time, and uname -r still says 2.6.16. *blush* Maybe I'll switch kernels on my next reboot..... Let's hope that the few things I've left outside the kernel as modules will be able to cope with the version inconsistency, because I would really quite like to go back to my old kernel by the end of the day.
*reformats his new hard drive *yet again* and runs off to dinner*
Does anyone have a windows laptop I could possibly borrow for the admin/setup of this silly networked hard-drive box, because my dad's mouse on his laptop is screwed, and the installer kinda requires a mouse to be installed. |
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