Re: [Hampshire] Recommendation on Virtualisation books

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Author: Alan Pope
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Recommendation on Virtualisation books
2009/4/13 john lewis <johnlewis@???>:
> *Sun version 'cos I've had module-mismatch errors trying to use the
> Debian sid version. Everytime there is a kernel update (a fairly
> frequent occurrence with sid) I'd get errors next time I tried to
> start XP.
>


Have you got dkms installed? If so that should dynamically recompile
the modules when a kernel update comes in, so you wouldn't have to
worry about that.

> I tried rebuilding the modules but to no avail so when a message popped
> up saying Sun had an upgrade available to download I went for it.
>


The closed version (that you now have) also supports USB which the
open one in the repo doesn't.

Cheers,
Al.