Re: [expert] upgrading mandrake's kernel
Thanks for the suggestions; I ended up downloading Mandrake Cooker 2.4.22 from rpmfind.net , and confuguring it to death.After removing all the modules that I'll never need, the startup time of the machine has halved. (understandably, Mandrake installs almost everything, and whenever possible, as modules.) It's very stable; and runs well.. -turgut - Turgut Kalfaoglu: http://www.kalfaoglu.com EgeNet Internet Services: http://www.egenet.com.tr Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] upgrading mandrake's kernel
On Monday 20 October 2003 09:20 pm, Trey Sizemore wrote: > On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 11:43, Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Monday 20 October 2003 10:29 am, Turgut Kalfaoglu wrote: > > > I am reinstalling 9.1 on my Thinkpad laptop; and I noticed the old > > > problem; that you cannot enable the IDE DMA with my setup; hdparms just > > > says operation not permitted or something. > > > > > > I was wondering what is the best way to upgrade to a newer kernel, say > > > 2.4.22 ? Does Mandrake use a patched the kernel, or is it 'plain > > > vanilla' as found at www.kernel.org? Can I just download the new one > > > from kernel.org, make xconfig, install, and let it rip? > > > > You could actually install the kernel from 9.2 alongside the 9.1 kernel. > > It is 2.4.22 with a bunch of Mandrake specific enhancements like > > supermount, etc. Just grab it (the kernel RPM) from one of the 9.2 > > mirrors. It will install alongside your 9.1 kernel so that you can > > select between them at boot. > > I have never updated the kernel with URPMI...do you still need to > configure LILO or are necessary changes done 'auto-magically'? > > Thanks. LILO will be configured for you to boot the new kernel, although you may want to make sure a LILO entry exists to boot the old kernel in case you end up with problems. -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] upgrading mandrake's kernel
On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 11:43, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Monday 20 October 2003 10:29 am, Turgut Kalfaoglu wrote: > > I am reinstalling 9.1 on my Thinkpad laptop; and I noticed the old > > problem; that you cannot enable the IDE DMA with my setup; hdparms just > > says operation not permitted or something. > > > > I was wondering what is the best way to upgrade to a newer kernel, say > > 2.4.22 ? Does Mandrake use a patched the kernel, or is it 'plain vanilla' > > as found at www.kernel.org? Can I just download the new one from > > kernel.org, make xconfig, install, and let it rip? > > > You could actually install the kernel from 9.2 alongside the 9.1 kernel. It > is 2.4.22 with a bunch of Mandrake specific enhancements like supermount, > etc. Just grab it (the kernel RPM) from one of the 9.2 mirrors. It will > install alongside your 9.1 kernel so that you can select between them at > boot. I have never updated the kernel with URPMI...do you still need to configure LILO or are necessary changes done 'auto-magically'? Thanks. -- Cheers, Trey --- The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper. - Aristotle signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] upgrading mandrake's kernel
On Monday 20 October 2003 10:29 am, Turgut Kalfaoglu wrote: > I am reinstalling 9.1 on my Thinkpad laptop; and I noticed the old > problem; that you cannot enable the IDE DMA with my setup; hdparms just > says operation not permitted or something. > > I was wondering what is the best way to upgrade to a newer kernel, say > 2.4.22 ? Does Mandrake use a patched the kernel, or is it 'plain vanilla' > as found at www.kernel.org? Can I just download the new one from > kernel.org, make xconfig, install, and let it rip? > You could actually install the kernel from 9.2 alongside the 9.1 kernel. It is 2.4.22 with a bunch of Mandrake specific enhancements like supermount, etc. Just grab it (the kernel RPM) from one of the 9.2 mirrors. It will install alongside your 9.1 kernel so that you can select between them at boot. -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] upgrading mandrake's kernel
> I am reinstalling 9.1 on my Thinkpad laptop; and I noticed the old > problem; that you cannot enable the IDE DMA with my setup; hdparms just > says operation not permitted or something. > > I was wondering what is the best way to upgrade to a newer kernel, say > 2.4.22 ? Does Mandrake use a patched the kernel, or is it 'plain vanilla' > as found at www.kernel.org? Can I just download the new one from > kernel.org, make xconfig, install, and let it rip? Hi They have both, and even more : a vanilla, a patched, an experimental, a low-latency patch one, smp, etc... they have different names. You may find a list there : http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/MdkKernel92 Bye Eric Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] upgrading mandrake's kernel
I am reinstalling 9.1 on my Thinkpad laptop; and I noticed the old problem; that you cannot enable the IDE DMA with my setup; hdparms just says operation not permitted or something. I was wondering what is the best way to upgrade to a newer kernel, say 2.4.22 ? Does Mandrake use a patched the kernel, or is it 'plain vanilla' as found at www.kernel.org? Can I just download the new one from kernel.org, make xconfig, install, and let it rip? Thanks, -turgut - Turgut Kalfaoglu: http://www.kalfaoglu.com EgeNet Internet Services: http://www.egenet.com.tr Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
