RE: Problem install 2.4.28 kernel on RedHat ES 3.0

["Jay Lee" <jlee pbu edu>]

Kevin Jackson said:

>> I need the new kernel to resolve SCSI issues that are affecting tape
>> operations on my server.

> This is going to be a barrage of the same responses to this ---
> Why on earth are you using a vanilla kernel, replacing the crux of the
> "Enterprise Linux" you have paid for?

Yes, don't use kernel.org kernel's on RHEL.  RHEL's kernel is a sort of
hybrid between 2.4 and 2.6.  Using a vanilla 2.4 means you lose all those
advantages plus, as you've found, it just doesn't work.  I'd recommend
patching the RHEL3 kernel tree with the minimal fix for your SCSI tape
issue and using that.  You should also submit a bugzilla report to RedHat
and they may include it in the next kernel errata.  Maybe you should offer
more issues on your SCSI issues here...

Jay
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Jay Lee
Network / Systems Administrator
Information Technology Dept.
Philadelphia Biblical University
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