Re: [newbie] How daunting is a kernel upgrade?
On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote: Hi all- There's been lots of discussion here about kernel upgrades, and it seems to be a pretty daunting task to me, as a relatively new linux user but a pretty confident and competent computer user in general. Updating a kernel is easy and as long as one reads /usr/src/linux/README then theres not a lot that can go wrong, unless you choose NOT to install all the needed tools and development stuff at install time, which is the biggest ptoblem for modt folks. My case is that I'm running Mandrake 6.0 and would like to upgrade the kernel to get rid of some of those mount/unmount errors that have been described here already. Is the best upgrade for me the one at cooker (kernel-2.2.11-2mdk.src.rpm), as opposed to the multitude of files I find at kernel.org? Is it preferable for me to stick to a Mandrake release of any given kernel? I myself never just change from 0ne ditro to another, i install a new distro on a new partition and see how it works first then decided if is worthy of consuming room on my disks. I guess what I'm looking for is a slightly more hands-on howto (I have read the kernel howtos, and what keeps me from simply following the directions is that, knowing how crucial the kernel is, I just don't want to botch it), and at this point, there seem to be an awful lot of starting places (cooker, kernel.org, the new cassini test, and so on). Those of you who are familiar with this, can you offer a little guidance? I don't need hand-holding so much as just an indication that if I, for example, start with the cooker kernel, I'll be on the right track. If you want a hold my hand and help me approch, contact me personaly, i will then send step by step instructions on hotwto do it all and which docs to read. Thanks much- - alan / note my new email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / -- Regards Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] How daunting is a kernel upgrade?
I would say that as long as you have a good boot disk and/or have a copy of the old kernel on the hard disk that you should go ahead and crank yourself a new kernel. I was also a little intimidated my first couple tries. After all I thought to myself, I don't want to have to re-install the whole dang operating system if I can' boot anymore ! The "toughest" part of the whole thing was running configure to set up what options you want rolled in to the kernel. And, is it better to make it part of the kernel itself or make it a loadable module? Practice makes perfect. Or, in my case, competent I think. On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote: Hi all- There's been lots of discussion here about kernel upgrades, and it seems to be a pretty daunting task to me, as a relatively new linux user but a pretty confident and competent computer user in general. My case is that I'm running Mandrake 6.0 and would like to upgrade the kernel to get rid of some of those mount/unmount errors that have been described here already. Is the best upgrade for me the one at cooker (kernel-2.2.11-2mdk.src.rpm), as opposed to the multitude of files I find at kernel.org? Is it preferable for me to stick to a Mandrake release of any given kernel? I guess what I'm looking for is a slightly more hands-on howto (I have read the kernel howtos, and what keeps me from simply following the directions is that, knowing how crucial the kernel is, I just don't want to botch it), and at this point, there seem to be an awful lot of starting places (cooker, kernel.org, the new cassini test, and so on). Those of you who are familiar with this, can you offer a little guidance? I don't need hand-holding so much as just an indication that if I, for example, start with the cooker kernel, I'll be on the right track. Thanks much- - alan / note my new email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /
[newbie] How daunting is a kernel upgrade?
Hi all- There's been lots of discussion here about kernel upgrades, and it seems to be a pretty daunting task to me, as a relatively new linux user but a pretty confident and competent computer user in general. My case is that I'm running Mandrake 6.0 and would like to upgrade the kernel to get rid of some of those mount/unmount errors that have been described here already. Is the best upgrade for me the one at cooker (kernel-2.2.11-2mdk.src.rpm), as opposed to the multitude of files I find at kernel.org? Is it preferable for me to stick to a Mandrake release of any given kernel? I guess what I'm looking for is a slightly more hands-on howto (I have read the kernel howtos, and what keeps me from simply following the directions is that, knowing how crucial the kernel is, I just don't want to botch it), and at this point, there seem to be an awful lot of starting places (cooker, kernel.org, the new cassini test, and so on). Those of you who are familiar with this, can you offer a little guidance? I don't need hand-holding so much as just an indication that if I, for example, start with the cooker kernel, I'll be on the right track. Thanks much- - alan / note my new email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /
Re: [newbie] How daunting is a kernel upgrade?
On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Alan Schussman wrote: My case is that I'm running Mandrake 6.0 and would like to upgrade the kernel to get rid of some of those mount/unmount errors that have been described here already. Is the best upgrade for me the one at cooker (kernel-2.2.11-2mdk.src.rpm), as opposed to the multitude of files I find at kernel.org? Is it preferable for me to stick to a Mandrake release of any given kernel? Given that Cooker is under development, not exactly kosher Mandrake 6.0, I'd say that it's safest to go with the 2.2.9 RPMs from the Mandrake Update icon on your KDE or GNOME desktop. Now, the 2.2 kernel should be stable and quite usable in all it's incarnations, and generally the bigger numbers are better than the smaller ones (bugfixes, etc.). There probably wouldn't be any problem with using the 2.2.11 kernel from Cooker, though- the choice is up to you. You should know, however, that the .src.rpm file will NOT install the kernel. It will install the kernel source, from which you may compile your own. If you feel comfortable doing so, then go for it. If not, well... you can always keep your old kernel, and boot to that if you have problems. Or you could install a kernel binary RPM from Cooker (don't know which one, I haven't looked. I'd image it's called kernel-2.2.11-2mdk.rpm, though). Given the profuseness of documentation on the subject, you should be able to find out almost anything you want to know (about downloading source, compiling installing, not about Mandrake kernel RPMs). -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
