Will Gentoo be the last OS without IPv6 automatic tunnels?

January 29th, 2007 by Samuel Tardieu

Tomorrow, Windows Vista will be available in stores. According to press reviews, this operating system will have IPv6 enabled by default with support for automatic Teredo when native IPv6 is not available.
Teredo tunnels allows a computer plugged to a IPv4-only network to efficiently talk with computers using IPv6 addresses. IPv6 proponents such as myself […]

Linux kernel driver for the Winbond 83697HF/HG watchdog

October 26th, 2006 by Samuel Tardieu

My device driver for the watchdog embedded in the Winbond 83697HF/HG SuperIO controller has been integrated into the forthcoming Linux 2.6.19 kernel. If you want to use it on a Dedibox dedicated server, you have to:

activate the option CONFIG_W83697HF_WDT in your kernel configuration file
load the module at boot time with parameter wdt_io=0×4e; creating /etc/modules.d/wdt with […]

Running GNU/Linux on a Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S7110

August 24th, 2006 by Samuel Tardieu

I just setup a page explaining what works under Gentoo GNU/Linux on the Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S7110 laptop. Please let comments here for questions, remarks or enhancements.


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