On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 08:19:01PM -0700, Collins Richey wrote: > On 24 Mar 2003 21:56:00 +0200 > Martin Schlemmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 04:48, Mike Williams wrote: > > > On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 02:44, Collins Richey wrote: > > > > I'm getting ready to experiment with 2.5.x kernels. One > > > > requirement is the module-init-tools package all versions of which > > > > are masked. Can this package be merged without interfering with > > > > my current 2.4 kernel? > > > > > > Yup, the module-init-tools package renames the binaries it > > > overwrites, but still works fine with 2.4.x modules. > > > I've had a 2.5 kernel here, on the lappy, but soon went back to a > > > 2.4 > > > > If I may make a suggestion, also use baselayout-1.8.6.4-r1 if you are > > thinking about 2.5 kernels, as it have the support 1.8.5.* lack. > > > > I have been on the 2.5 wagon for a bit. It have its ups and downs, > > but generally it seems more robust/responsive than 2.4. > > > > Here's yet another thought. I'm using ALSA. Is it possible to have ALSA > with 2.5.x without messing up sound for 2.4.x? > > I question all this, because the kernel developers are now actively > seeking testers for 2.5.x, but I'm not interested if it screws up my > 2.4.x setup.
I've been using 2.5.x kernels with gentoo since about 2.5.28. I've had to tweak a few things manually here and there, but everything I need works. I haven't had any reason to boot back into a 2.4.x kernel. /Chris -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
