pedrocsort-e@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a server that risks being lost by this tainted modules problem.
> I have a server that is on a data center. It has a 3Ware 9550 raid controller.
> I know that this Raid controller is not GPL, it is a module in the kernel
> since version 2.6.14.
> My biggest problem right now is that I have made an up-grade with yast and
> I have choosen to up-grade the kernel.
> My problem is that in my home PC at home the same up-grade stopped
> lm_sensors because lm85 does not have a GPL code license.
>
> and dmesg gives the result:
>
> hwmon: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
> hwmon_vid: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
> lm85: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
>
> I am scared to reboot the server because I fear that the same could happen
> to the raid controller module. As the raid is the only partition on the
> server it might never recover because of this.
> Can someone please let me know if this might happen.
> Regards,
> Pedro
>

Sure it can happen.

To avoid getting stuck, you can add an entry for your old kernel
in the grub menu (use Yast) .

Of some reason Suse don't add the old kernel in the
boot menu as many other linux dists do , that is strange.

/birger