Re: HP, TransProgIII, & AWGS

[fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden)]

In article <jmk3.747856823@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> jmk3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (Jay Krell) writes:
[...]
> >installed, you should either upgrade to 6.0.1 or grab their fix (which
> >is freeware or public domain).
>
>6.0.1 is preferred, as the patch doesn't really fix the problem.

Well, it makes the system stop crashing, which is the current goal. :-)

For those who don't know, the SANE toolset was referencing uninitialized
data.  The Seven Hills patch just zeros out SANE's direct page, effectively
initializing it.

Much better to use a system without the bug than this workaround (which
may not be 100% reliable).

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fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden)
[ Above opinions are mine, Amdahl has nothing to do with them, etc, etc. ]