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Posted: May 06 2007,13:14 QUOTE

DSL-N has it already, go get that...

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Posted: May 09 2007,07:18 QUOTE

we need one for dsl (pls no DSL-N here) since dsl is more developed one with lots and lots of packages.

although dsl is meant basically for old hardwares, being a distro it would be better for additional support to new hardwares as ppl are helpless with new hardwares with the 2.4 kernel of dsl, so if someone could make an extension of 2.6 kernel i think it would be a benefit for lot of people.


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Posted: May 09 2007,14:26 QUOTE

Wasn't the whole point of DSL-N in adding a 2.6 kernel and more recent apps/libs?

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Posted: May 09 2007,16:42 QUOTE

Quote (sankarv @ May 09 2007,03:18)
we need one for dsl (pls no DSL-N here) since dsl is more developed one with lots and lots of packages.

although dsl is meant basically for old hardwares, being a distro it would be better for additional support to new hardwares as ppl are helpless with new hardwares with the 2.4 kernel of dsl, so if someone could make an extension of 2.6 kernel i think it would be a benefit for lot of people.

Why do you need 2.6? Do you have hardware that's not yet officially supported in 2.4? If so, tell us what it is and perhaps someone can help you.

DSL isn't "meant" for old hardware, it just remains very friendly with older hardware compared to other distros due to its smaller size, its retention of the 2.4 kernel (which helps keep DSL small), etc. It works very well with newer hardware, too.

The 2.4 kernel is still actively developed, and it retains legacy support for hardware that 2.6 has dropped. Lots of hardware support and various innovations found in the 2.6 kernel have already been or are being backported to 2.4.


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Posted: May 10 2007,10:28 QUOTE

there is no support in latest dsl for SATA hardware (bcos of the kernel), thats why i said 2.6 extension (or perhaps atleast a supporting kernel extension)  will be helpful.

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