From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ns1.sunset.net ([205.161.255.5] helo=onyx.sunset.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I3Ycq-0006Zu-00 for ; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:36:08 -0400 Received: from sunset.net (198-69-251-1.chico.ca.digitalpath.net [198.69.251.1]) by onyx.sunset.net (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.10) with ESMTP id l5REXas4008019 for ; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:33:37 -0700 Received: (from rreid@localhost) by sunset.net (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l5REa4q9002462 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:36:04 -0700 Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:36:04 -0700 From: "Ralph W. Reid" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Slackware: kernel confusion Message-ID: <20070627143604.GA480@sunset.net> References: <005301c7b7a9$6871c130$ab00a8c0@tenstac> <20070626212007.GC19143@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070626212007.GC19143@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-src-ip: 198.69.251.1 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:36:08 -0000 I notice that an 'openvpn' package is in Slackware-current (soon to be Slackware 12.0). Maybe this package will work with your Cisco equipment? As an extra note, the Speakup modified kernel in slackware-current is version 2.6.21.5--looks like Slackware is about to move on to 2.6.x kernels completely. Have a great dday. On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 02:20:07PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > Yeah, I'm thinking of maintaining both the latest 2.4 and 2.6 > kernels. I have a Cisco VPN client that works OK with a 2.4 kernel > but as soon as I throw it on a 2.6 kernel, I keep getting miss-matched > kernel versions or some such; I thought it was compiled to work with > 2.6 but here we go with closed source again . > > On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 11:21:03PM -0500, Doug Sutherland wrote: > > Yea, listen to patrick, "unless you have a particular reason" to install > > headers then it's better to not do so. The glibc is the crux of all of > > this toolchain, and the same reason why that old viavoice became > > a nightmare to support. The distro folks like patrick play with gcc, > > glibc, and binutils combination until they find a stable combination > > to build the entire system out of. The kernel headers, as he states > > in his warning, it's dangerous to use headers newer than the glibc > > version on your system. You can still build the 2.6.x kernel. There > > are some situations where stuff will not build, which is why he has > > the headers on the site, but don't change headers as a default > > starting point, only as a last resort. And yes, you don't need the > > modules, in fact you don't need anything from there. Patrick uses > > ONLY unmodified kernels anyways, so if you want the latest > > that still works with speakup, grab the last of the 2.21.x from > > kernel.org. Or be like us old folks who prefer the stable > > "trailing edge". I have not found a need for 2.6.x yet, so using > > Patrick's similar logic, I will do so when I have a reason to. > > I used to chase the leading edge kernels but found that it was > > generally a waste of time in the large scheme of things. > > > > -- Doug > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid@sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid ...passing through The City of Internet at the speed of light... PARABOLA = x ^ 2