Kevin F. Berrien wrote: > Well, how much of it all is kernel drivers? Like the nic would be, > etc... I would have no idea of things like thermal control, if > they'd be in the kernel, perhaps they are. I'd hate to start right > off the bat with FC1 as its now no longer supported. > > I'm guessing I'll just have to bite the bullet, install FC2 and see > what happens. We already have a DL320, and the fans at full speed > (at start of boot) are bruttle on the ears. > > Somehow I see this as an ongoing problem. Those of us who don't need > the fully supported Suse or RH Enterprise versions, and are looking > for low cost alternatives (I'm in public education - where there is > NO > money) will have these kind of problems with drivers. > You know, Redhat has educational pricing where you can get RHAS for $50 and RHWS for $25. This includes a year of RHN updates. Not that much to spend really if you can afford $50. Mike
