> On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 19:16, Mark Janssen wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 01:35:43PM +0800, Jason Lim wrote: > > > Of the Linux distributions supported by Promise (at > > > http://support.promise.com/Linux/Default.htm), which is "closest" to > > > Debian. That is, which requires the least modification to get working > > > with Debian unstable? > > > > Why not just use Debian ?? > > I think that was his aim.
Exactly. I am running Debian systems, but these companies only provide binaries for Redhat, Suse, etc., so I was wondering which "other" distribution is closest/compatible to Debian, so there is a higher chance the binary will work. > > Debian can do anything RedHat / Suse can do, but better... :) I *KNOW* that... thats why I'm using Debian! > > Driver support is only a kernel issue, never a distro issue, and it's > > always handy to compile your own kernels, even if you only use hardware > > supported directly by the distro kernel. > > It appears that in this case the driver is binary-only, so compiling your own > kernel is not so handy. > Thats the problem... some of these binaries are linked to various distro-specific libraries and stuff. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
