[CentOS] kernel update and RAID controller

Feizhou feizhou at graffiti.net
Sun May 6 02:01:33 UTC 2007


>> Boot up the old kernel. Copy the driver file from old kernel module
>> directory to the new kernel module directory.
> 
> But the this driver may have to be compiled against the new kernel
> like other kernel modules.

Only if there was a change in kernel structures,api at which point it is 
forget it. The thing is a binary driver that was supplied on a floppy 
during installation. No compilation involved and I doubt there ever will 
be unless the vendor supplies a half open source driver/full open source 
driver.



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