Jim,

That's not really sufficient.  The "name" of the kernel (and that is
compiled into the kernel) has to match the name of the kernel for which
the driver was compiled.  That's why I asked Istvan if he knew what a
"uname -a" command reported.  If it doesn't match exactly what the Red
Hat kernel reports, it will be necessary to force the loading of the
driver, which most people really, really try to avoid.  Part of this
involves the issue that the kernel developers don't guarantee the
correct functioning of kernel modules that were compiled with a
different compiler than the kernel itself.  It usually works, but there
are always exceptions.


Mark Post

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From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Jim Elliott
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: CentOS


> Is CentOS kernel compatible with IBM's 3590 tape driver?

Istvan:

CentOS is just a recompiled RHEL. You should be able to download the
relevant binary for the IBM 3590 for the equivalent RHEL level.

Jim

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