Craig White wrote:
OS 9 is pretty much dead. You shouldn't need the appletalk kernel module with OS X systems.
You presuppose that OS9 is dead -- maybe for you. We run a mixed environment where some things work in 9, some in X. And even with X, some things need AFP not SMB. What I should and shouldn't need isn't of concern in my post -- I asked about the contents of the unsupported kernel. You're out in left field with your opinions.
as for turning an upgrade ugly...I think you are making a mountain out of a molehill...if that's all you got to bitch about - you should be very happy when you see how easy it is...
You completely misunderstand the question -- trust me, I know how to install a kernel. :) The question is what *other* things are in unsupported, and are they stable. Sure, I can install the kernel -- but what happens to... I dunno, my 2940U2W card using the aic7xxx module. Does unsupported enable risky code?
I've been unable to find a doc that indicates a comparison of normal to unsupported. Hence, I cannot tell if using it will effect normal operation for anything else. Know of such a doc?
I actually considered not responding because of the whining tone of your email. I hope that you are downloading the 2.0.3 netatalk source and compiling it yourself.
I have been building public custom RPMS for it for over 5 years, thank you (feel free to Google). My need is 1.6.4a to maintain a CNID scheme with other servers, there is more than one Appletalk server onsite.
Thanks for your holier-than-thou attitude, I love it! Keep 'em coming, maybe I can return the favour some day.
-te