Author: Jacqui Caren Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] pcworld southampton & linux
>> I can load a new bit of hardware and drivers on windows with no problem. > Yep, So can I.
Example1
My graphics tablet required two windows reboots to install the drivers!
On three different linux live distros and my Mandy desktop I simply plugged
it in and it worked in parrallel with the mouse.
I had the same issue with my trackballs and Nb utton mice.
Windows was a multple reboot - linux was just plug and go!
Example2
Regarding windows just working we had a problem with SQLSvr.
It was supposed to be raid compatible however this is only for a limited
number of raid cards - you buy a specific high end (>400UKP) card and you
end up with a corrupt database and/or random gibberish results.
Support finally admitted that the card was not SSsvr certified - and that
unless the NTFS "driver chain" is "fully compliant" (through to the hardware
drivers) and disks! then SSvr "could have issues".
The only other database I know of that binds so hard to the underlying
filesystem drivers is Oracle when running in raw disk mode...
So, SSvr binds to low level NTFS API's not accessible to the competition
and while Sybase,Postgres,Oracle et.al have no probs with the card SSvr
quietly, invisibly trashes your data!
