Linux uses a so-called "USB Manager", which does automatically loads kernel modules (drivers) for USB devices. It loads only drivers for devices that are present on the USB bus to reduce memory usage. Per default, the USB Manager does not come with the PenDrive preconfigured. However, you can easily configure the USB Manager to automatically recognize the PenDrive yourself. Just add the following to the configuration file, usbmgr.

of 12/2/95 the draft ballots at http://www.mcis.duke.edu/standards/HL7/pubs/version2.3/ included titles that seem to indicate planned new content in these areas. In addition, Wayne Tracey has advised the List of a pending ballot package for Medical Records/Information Management.

ADB) There are no more known bugs in later kernel versions than in earlier kernel versions. However, the Linux kernel source code has been growing at a constant rate. As a general rule, large pieces of code tend to have undetected bugs. OTOH, the core code for the Linux kernel seems to have stabilized at around 16 thousand lines of C code, according to Larry McVoy. REW) I'd say more than 23 thousand lines in 2.1.x.

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Yes, as long as it has a USB connection interface available, and driver has been set up properly. Also the operating system must support USB devices.

Save the original RCF and it's configuration file (just in case). Execute the new RCF with the --update-config parameter. Review the new configuration file (some options may have been added).

REW) First check if your card is detected at boot time. It usually is. Second see if you might need to configure something like modules.conf for your card. Third see if there is a file with the card name in the kernel sources. (e.g. you have a Buslogic card, and there is a buslogic.c file in the kernel sources, you're in luck.). Next, grep for the manufacturer name through ALL the kernel sources. And try the model number of your card.

This option gives you AGP support for the GLX component of XFree86 4.x on the ATI Radeon IGP family of chipsets". In other words, you don't need this unless you have a system with an IGP integrated graphics chipset. If you have a normal AGP card, ignore this option.

You don't want to come up with modelines for all the modes you want to use, but want the driver to calculate apropriate timings on the fly.

run 'cat /proc/devices | grep "21 sg"' and see, if a line with 'sg' appears. If it does not appear, the current kernel is not able to use the generic_scsi interface. If you have generic SCSI support compiled as a module, see next question, otherwise you need to recompile the kernel and enable generic SCSI. You might try to use the 'cooked_ioctl' interface as a last resort, but then you need to supply a cdrom device with -D (like -D/dev/cdrom).

The RDX USB device requires Mass Storage support, and support for USB 2.0 is recommended for maximum performance. Support for these features was available starting with Linux kernel 2.4.22. All Linux 2.6 kernels should support USB Mass Storage and USB 2.0. The RDX SATA device requires support for SATA ATAPI devices. SATA ATAPI support is available and enabled by default on distributions based on kernels 2.6.16 and later.

ADB) Linux kernel versions are divided in two series: experimental (odd series e.g. 1.3.xx or 2.1.x) and production (even series e.g. 1.2.xx, 2.0.xx, 2.2.x, 2.4.x and so on). The experimental series are fast moving versions which are used to test new features, algorithms, device drivers, etc. By their own nature the experimental kernels may behave in unpredictable ways, so one may experience data losses, random machine lockups, etc.

There are two kernels to consider. The new code is already in the development Linux Kernel. It was introduced in 2.5.11. The stable Linux Kernel, currently 2.4.20, still has the old driver. We are happy with the state of the code, but we still have to convince the Kernel Gods that it's good.

PenDrive supports all the PCs, which has a USB port connection and runs under the operating systems that the PenDrive supports (refer 3). (Most of the PCs after 1997 have two USB connections)

The PenDrive will not support Windows 95 or Windows NT, since both of these operating systems does not support USB devices.

CarbonLib kept crashing in MacOS 8.6, couldn't get it to work, sorry. Haxial has given up on trying to make it work in 8.6. MacOS 8.x and 9.x are old and obsolete anyway. Upgrade to MacOS X.

Yes, with pfmon-2.0 you can use the --exclude-idle option for system wide sessions. This possiblity to exclude idle tasks is not yet available with the perfmon-2.x kernel interface, therefore pfmon-3.0 does not offer the --exclude-idle option on the 2.6.0 kernel.

At this time, CIT no longer offers general support for UNIX, Linux, or CULinux. You are free to use these operating systems with ResNet, but ResNet will not be able to provide any official support for the operating system. If you need further assistance with Linux or UNIX, please visit the Linux at Cornell page for a listing of resources that may provide useful information and assistance.

REG) Here are some basic guidelines for posting patches. For information on how to generate patches, see the entry by RRR below. Ensure the patch does not have trailing control-M characters on each line. A number of broken tools used to encode patches add control-M for "DOS compatibility". This breaks many versions of patch, so be sure to configure your tools properly, or use unbroken tools, otherwise your patch will be silently deleted. Include the patch inline in your email, in plain text.

ADB) Think again before you subscribe. Do you really want to get that much traffic in your mailbox? Are you so concerned about Linux kernel development that you will patch your kernel once a week, suffer through the oopses, bugs and the resulting time and energy losses? Are you ready to join the Order of the Great Penguin, and be called a "Linux geek" for the rest of your life? Maybe you're better off reading the weekly "Kernel Traffic" summary at http://www.kerneltraffic.org/.

ADB) At the bottom of each and every message sent by the linux-kernel mailing list server one can read:

ADB) Perhaps because there is no Linux Kernel Team, per se. Also because so many people contributed to the Linux kernel that it would be a tough task to setup and maintain such a page. Finally, although this is not a rule, most Linux kernel contributors prefer to keep a low profile, for various reasons.

ADB) You should probably read the definition of creeping featurism first. Related concepts, in increasing order of obfuscation: the KISS rule-of-thumb, the "Small is Beautiful" concept, Occam's Razor and Complexity Theory. A good book to read on these concepts as they apply to OS design is "The Mythical Man-Month" by Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.

RRR) In the root directory of the Linux kernel source tree (e.g. /usr/src/linux/), you will find a file COPYING. The file states that the Linux kernel is placed under the GNU General Public License (version 2), a copy of which is provided. If still in doubt, post to the appropriate forums (such as gnu.misc.discuss) or ask a lawyer, but don't ask about it on the linux-kernel list.

ADB) Linus would be the best person to ask, but I don't know if he would have the time and patience to answer this question. There are some development issues that can be mentioned, though: PnP support in the kernel. Right now one can get PnP support using the isapnptools user space package and manually tuning the I/O, IRQ and DMA channel allocation, but future Linux kernels will do that for you.

You should be able to edit the .config file and then just type make at the top level. For example, to use Linux's graphical config editor: cd linux-2.6-xen0 # make xconfig (configure however you want) (on old version you need to specify ARCH=xen after make) # cd .. # make If there's already a .config present in the kernel tree we leave it well alone. If there's none present and a ./dist/install/boot/config-2.6-xen0 exists then we copy that to .config.

Some versions of the Linux kernel do better with USB devices -- PalmOS devices in particular -- than others. 2.6.15 has been reported to cause difficulties in Kubuntu, while 2.6.17 is just fine.

enable "RTC support" (from Robert G. Brown). Note that inserting RTC support actually doesn't afaik prevent drift, but according to a discussion [Robert G. Brown] remember from a year ago or so it can prevent lockup when the clock is read at boot time. A note from Richard Jelinek says also that activating the Enhanced RTC is necessary to get the second CPU working (identified) on some original Intel Mainboards.

Full functionality requires Linux 2.4.x or better. (Earlier versions may still work, but are no longer regularly tested.) A large fraction of the code should run on just about anything. While the current code is fairly Linux specific, it should be fairly easy to port the majority of the code to support, say, FreeBSD or Solaris, or Mac OS X, or even Windows (if you are into that sort of thing).