> > 1. Wait for the patch to get into the kernel release. Since the issue is > already discovered and a fix already found? Would it be fair to say that a > new kernel release containing this patch won't be too far off?
Don't guess, go and check: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.29.y.git;a=blob;f=drivers/net/skge.c;hb=HEAD The patch is not in the stable tree. You can try to stick with the bug above, they might or might not include the patch to the specific distro, because it's a workaround (blacklisting) for the buggy hardware. The fastest way is to try it yourself ;-) > > 2. Get a new NIC card. Question... now that i have already setup the OS, if i > do get a new NIC card, how easy would it be to load drivers for the new card? > There is a big chance that you'll just need to plug a new card/motherboard/whatever. Modern distros prefer to have all possible drivers compiled in. _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
