[4388] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Linux Install for Developer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Warren CS)
Fri Jul 17 08:41:24 1998
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 19:45:25 +0800
From: Warren CS <warrencs@ucs.com.tw>
Reply-To: warrencs@ucs.com.tw
To: James Youngman <JYoungman@vggas.com>
CC: linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
James Youngman <JYoungman@vggas.com> 的信中提到:
>>>>>> "wcs" == Warren CS <warrencs@ucs.com.tw> writes:
>
> wcs> i am developing a driver for a raid card. But i have no idea
> wcs> of how to install Linux on the Raid smartly. i do not know
> wcs> how to setup Linux on the Raid by means of the install
> wcs> program of every distributors. Is there any suggestion or
> wcs> hints?
>
>You mean, how to modify the installation program for a Linux
>distribution to allow the user to specify that (for example) some
>filesystems should be on RAID5, using some list of drives they
>specify?
Almost right. I hope to allow the user to specify that our adapter
driver to install from the CDROM on our adapter.
> Frankly, I don't think that it is your responsibility.
>
>If you're writing a RAID driver, then I think that for you to write
>anything beyond the kernel driver and the user-mode tools to work with
>it is service beyond the call of duty :-)
>
For a commercial product, it had better to be easy to install.
> wcs> Is there anybody having source code of the RedHat install
> wcs> program? Is it allowed to hack the program?
>
>The source code to the Red Hat installation program comes on every
>single Red Hat CD-ROM. It lives in the misc/src directory (if I
>recall correctly).
>
Thank you very much. I got it. But i do not know if i am so
locky as to be able to find the source codes of the install
program for the other distributor.
> wcs> Current Unix's such as SCO Open Server, SCO unixware support
> wcs> the third party to write a driver for them. Why Linux not?
>
>In what way do you mean that Linux doesn't support the writing of
>third-party drivers?
>
I means Linux does not provide a unified and easy_use install
methods.
If i am wrong, please tell me, a Linux newborn.
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