On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 08:57:58PM -0500, Nick Holland wrote: > Peter Matulis wrote: > > Hi. I would like to install OpenBSD 4.0 on an IBM eServer (xSeries 220) > > that contains a ServeRAID SCSI controller. I see that in OpenBSD > > Current a driver has been added (ips). Does that mean I cannot install > > OpenBSD 4.0 and have access to the controller on this machine? Any > > comments welcome. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Peter > > yep. > New drivers are never back-ported. > > See FAQ 5 for more info on the OpenBSD development process... > > Keep in mind: whatever your hesitation is about installing -current on > your machine is pretty completely negated by the fact that 4.0 won't > work. (though, admittedly, you can't beat the stability and security > of a non-functioning system. :) > > Nick.
I'm guessing that it's not worth the time and potential problems of attempting to recompile a 4.0 kernel with the new driver or just running a current kernel with an old userland? -Damian
