[cobalt-users] comprehensive patch list for Qube 2?

[Brian <bmcewen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all;

I have a new-to-me Qube 2; I'd like to restore it then apply patches so  
I know what state it it in rather than use the config it came with.    
Plus a SCSI question.

I've searched the archive a lot and looked around the web a bit; but am  
still a little confused about what updates I have to install, and what  
I do not.  There's a nice list at:

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=cobalt/ 
qube2.eng&nav=patchpage which indicates even older stuff is present at  
the ftp site,  some of which are mentioned as superceded  by the  
patchpage above, other are not- just sitting there as pacakges.   And  
where did /experimental go? it's referenced a few places as having  
useful items.

And about SCSI- some archive posts indicate that I'd need to recompile  
the kernel to get support for the few cards that the Qube 2 can use,  
others that I would not need to do so.    At this time, if I apply all  
the patches will SCSI support be thus in place?  If not, which kernel  
source to use? There are a couple available but no indication that they  
are specific for the II or other appliances, some things I've read  
indicate there isn't a kernel update available for the II anyway.

It would help a lot if someone who has a "perfect Qube 2" in terms of  
main system patches could email me the patch summary page from their  
administrator site.  Currently I have installed (the Qube arrived with:

Cobalt OS Release 4.0
Qube2-All-Security Release 3.0.1-8061
Qube2-All-Security Release 4.0.2-8747
Qube2-All-Security Release 4.0.2-9077
Qube2-en-OSUpdate Release 4.0

and it looks like it's missing at least the Qube2-All-Security Release  
4.0.2-9353 and Qube2-all-security 4.0.7.  More?

My goals are to get this set up for ftp and/or sftp (how secure is ftp  
at this time?) and working with an AHA-2940U card, plus Appletalk. I'd  
put o nthe POP-before-SMTP and a webmail package too.   I'd like to  
serve a small database that is currently housed on a Mac serving with  
FileMaker Pro, but that can wait and I don't really wish to lose the  
GUI to get PHP/MySQL going (which is required, right, that I break the  
GUI with the necessary updates to Apache etc?).

Thanks for comments;  packages are spread out like a hot breakfast  
between /developer and /packages and some seem to supercede the others;  
I got a bit lost.  Help with the basic, essential ones is much  
appreciated!

Brian