Re: 1394 IDE Drives on RHEL As 2.1

Alan Williams wrote:
> I am trying to install Oracle 10G for Linux using 1394b, having some
> problems and looking for some help.
...
> - Do I need the kernel patch from linux1394.org for RHEL AS2.1 at
> 2.4.9-e.59smp or is this kernel sufficient ? or

Really? 2.4.9 as in two four nine?

> - do I need a different kernel release?

Everything before 2.4.19 was quite buggy WRT 1394 and SBP-2. You should
get at least 2.4.21 to get rid of most of the bugs, or better yet the
latest 2.4 release. I do not remember when support for 1394b/S800 was
added, nor do I know how easily you can replace the kernel of your
distro by a current one. It will probably be next to impossible to
implant the driver sources from linux1394.org into 2.4.9.

RHEL v2.95 or v3 have kernel 2.4.21-something, BTW. RHEL v4 has kernel
2.6.9, which may not work reliably with SBP-2 on some configurations.
Note: I never used a Red Hat distro myself.

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