No, support for them will end when kernel 6.6 is end of life in 2027.
If interest in the drivers still exists, they could make an out of tree patch set, but it would be easier to just reinstate the driver in the official kernel.
Linux doesn’t have an interface for old third party driver code to run on newer kernels like Windows does, it has to be updated for the latest kernel as a patch set.
If you’re using older hardware for historical research, then you should run the older kernel that supports it.
Wait I was using one of those drivers!
Heads will roll if my LS-120 drive stops working!
Is there somewhere to get these drivers if you want to run really old hardware?
Running an older kernel isn’t an option? Otherwise compiling your own kernel with the drivers should be possible I assume.
No, support for them will end when kernel 6.6 is end of life in 2027.
If interest in the drivers still exists, they could make an out of tree patch set, but it would be easier to just reinstate the driver in the official kernel.
Linux doesn’t have an interface for old third party driver code to run on newer kernels like Windows does, it has to be updated for the latest kernel as a patch set.
If you’re using older hardware for historical research, then you should run the older kernel that supports it.
Someone could publish them as dynamic kernel modules.
I was devastated when I couldn’t use my floppy drives anymore.
The Software Publishers Association has finally won:
It is no longer possible to copy that floppy. :-(
o well