RE: Sad...

10/03/2007, 21h10

> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:32:46 +0100> From: florian.kulzer@icfo.es> > OnSat, Mar 10, 2007 at 20:30:52 +0100, agentace wrote:> > > > I installed debian on a PowerEdge 850 flawlessly in October of 2005 using a > > Testing NetInst CD. It's sad that the SATA support for this machine has > > since been removed, as I'm now attempting to install debian on another > > machine which is exactly the same (PowerEdge 850 bought at the same time as > > theother) using the Sarge Installer and it tells me that no partitionable > >media is detected. > > A quick clarification: Support for your SATA controller was not removed> from Sarge. Sarge never had this driver in the first place. Sarge was> released as "stable" in the beginning of June 2005, therefore it is not> surprising that it has less hardware support than a "testing" snapshot> of October 2005. No new drivers are added once a Debian release is> "stable".>
really? thats funny cause a system doesn't get unstable only cause you add a new driver. its the same like creating the next stable version. the rulesthey follow are all self-made, there is no god or president who disallow some things so go and change the rules and update stable version. i dont askfor new huge implementations, im just asking for supporting the current hardware.

10/03/2007, 21h20

On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 10:03:04PM +0100, Ben Humpert wrote:
> really? thats funny cause a system doesn't get unstable only cause you
> add a new driver. its the same like creating the next stable version.
> the rules they follow are all self-made, there is no god or president
> who disallow some things so go and change the rules and update stable
> version. i dont ask for new huge implementations, im just asking for
> supporting the current hardware.

Sarge was released around 21 months ago. It has excellent support for
most hardware that was around at the time. If you want to use more
recent hardware, you either need to get an unofficial installer with a
more recent kernel or use the Etch installer.

Regards,

-Roberto

--
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
http://www.connexer.com

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10/03/2007, 21h10	#1
Ben Humpert Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	RE: Sad... > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:32:46 +0100> From: florian.kulzer@icfo.es> > OnSat, Mar 10, 2007 at 20:30:52 +0100, agentace wrote:> > > > I installed debian on a PowerEdge 850 flawlessly in October of 2005 using a > > Testing NetInst CD. It's sad that the SATA support for this machine has > > since been removed, as I'm now attempting to install debian on another > > machine which is exactly the same (PowerEdge 850 bought at the same time as > > theother) using the Sarge Installer and it tells me that no partitionable > >media is detected. > > A quick clarification: Support for your SATA controller was not removed> from Sarge. Sarge never had this driver in the first place. Sarge was> released as "stable" in the beginning of June 2005, therefore it is not> surprising that it has less hardware support than a "testing" snapshot> of October 2005. No new drivers are added once a Debian release is> "stable".> really? thats funny cause a system doesn't get unstable only cause you add a new driver. its the same like creating the next stable version. the rulesthey follow are all self-made, there is no god or president who disallow some things so go and change the rules and update stable version. i dont askfor new huge implementations, im just asking for supporting the current hardware.

10/03/2007, 21h20	#2
Roberto C. Sanchez Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: Sad... On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 10:03:04PM +0100, Ben Humpert wrote: > really? thats funny cause a system doesn't get unstable only cause you > add a new driver. its the same like creating the next stable version. > the rules they follow are all self-made, there is no god or president > who disallow some things so go and change the rules and update stable > version. i dont ask for new huge implementations, im just asking for > supporting the current hardware. Sarge was released around 21 months ago. It has excellent support for most hardware that was around at the time. If you want to use more recent hardware, you either need to get an unofficial installer with a more recent kernel or use the Etch installer. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF8yBu5SXWIKfIlGQRAlRvAKDK0E31tUB8ebgtd/oZqXZYycpjlQCfZIlT sCMujox0x4e72w6xKrGuFl0= =daSJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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