--- daddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going to compile my first kernel because I need to get USB > support. I've decided to upgrade from my stock 2.2.12 kernel to a > 2.4.??. Should I go with the latest kernel or something different.
If this is your first kernel build, I wouldn't bite off more than you can chew. In other words, don't try to start adding all kinds of fancy features, such as USB support until you are comfortable building a kernel in the first place. Sure, you might find it quite easy, and get a fully functional, USB-enabled kernel on the first try, but you may not, and trying to get USB working will just be another place to screw up. I'd recommend rebuilding the 2.2.12 kernel that you have so that it has the same exact functionality that you're using now. If that goes well, then work on moving up to a 2.4.17 kernel. Going from 2.2.x to 2.4.x kernels is not very difficult, but its not a very smooth process either, as *ALOT* of packages will need to be upgraded to get a working 2.4.x kernel. See /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes in your 2.4.17 source tree for the minimum requirements. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
