Apani Contivity client cvc_linux-rh-gcc3-3.3 fails to build with 2.6.14-1.1644_FC4 kernel.
fredex
fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
Wed Dec 7 00:12:49 UTC 2005
On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 02:49:48PM -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 12:43:47PM -0600, Stephen Hess wrote:
>
> > I did check with Apani Customer Support and received the following
> > response...
Dumb question: Who is Apani and how are they related to Nortel?
Fred
> >
> > Stephen,
> >
> > There were changes starting in the 2.6.13 kernel that caused the Client to
> > no longer work. For Fedora Core 4, we recommend using the 2.6.11 kernel
> > that was provided with the original release.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Janet
> >
> > $95 for the client and 1 year maintenance.... yeah, right...
>
> The joys of relying on binary modules.
> I'm overwhelmed by the sense of irony by someone working for a company
> selling a security related product recommending use of a kernel with
> known security bugs.
>
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cluebat Apani. As their driver isn't easily downloadable, you're
> pretty much stuck until either they fix it, or someone in a similar
> situation to yourself fixes it. If you're lucky it will be just
> a few struct member name changes, but if you're unlucky, you're
> entirely at the whim of Apani.
>
> Dave
>
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