Re: [hylafax-users] Brooktrout or Eicon

["Paul D. eden" <paul_eden@xxxxxxx>]

> When we do this for our customers, we only schedule 5 minutes of downtime
> and that includes the reboot cycle. You can install the new kernel, kernel
> source, recompile and configure the Eicon drivers all without interrupting
> service. One quick reboot later, and you're done.

Do you compile the drivers on another machine already running 
the updated kernel or do you compile the drivers on the machine running the old
kernel.  If the latter, how since it is not yet running the version of the kernel 
that you want it to compile to, if you don't mind saying?  I would be very 
interested in learning how to compile and configure everything so only a reboot would 
cause downtime.
 
> If you can tolerate rebooting to load a new kernel, the additional burden of
> managing the Eicon side of things should not be too oppressive. Obviously
> this is best done outside of office hours, since anything as fundamental as
> a kernel upgrade may have unintended consequences ...

Makes sense.

> > I noticed that Brooktrout comes well recommended.  What is the kernel
> > driver situation with their new boards?  Does one have to recompile the
> > driver for the board each time the kernel is upgraded as well?
> 
> We're pretty quick to support new kernels, but you'd need to get an update
> from us.
> 
> > Who is the maintainer of the driver; Brooktrout, ifax?
> 
> That's a surprisingly complicated answer. Brooktrout distribute an SDK that
> allows application developers to add support for their boards to any
> application. The SDK includes kernel module drivers that must be distributed
> with the application. You need the driver, and the application ... we
> distribute both but Brooktrout is strictly the driver maintainer, while
> we're the application maintainer. Make sense?

Yeah, that makes sense.  A little complicated, but clear. ;-)

Thanks for your help.

Paul Eden

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