On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 03:06:40PM +0000, Peter Firmstone wrote: > Hi, > > New to Debian and wondering if the serial ports on the IPX are supported? > > /bin/dmesg reports the kernel serial module as failing to load, do I need > to recompile the kernel and select the correct module? > > I know how to recompile the kernel however I have not performed this > operation on debian before, I hear debian has some special tools, I would > like to use the correct tools before messing with the system. > > Any hints on where to look for documentation or what program to look for > under /usr/doc/ would be greatly appreciated? > > N.B. the IPX did for a short time run RedHat, which is were my linux > knowledge comes from. > > I am running slink r4 with 2.0 kernel.
Try upgrading to the 2.2.14-sun4cdm image in potato (you can install that without upgrading anything else). You WILL notice a marked improvement in performance with a 2.2.x kernel on sun4c system, I gurantee. -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
