Re: [newbie] Kernel Upgrade Questions...
Adam Wright wrote: I would like to upgrade my kernel for Linux Mandrake 5.3. I have D/Led the newest kernel source files in RPM format. I think there were three of them. One is the kernel, one is the header files and the last is the source. Now I am at the point that I am not quite sure what to do. If I just use the RPM installer in KDE does that take care of the upgrade, or is there a different way to go about doing this. I am not very proficient with Linux (yet) and I would appreciate any and all help. Adam Wright G'day Adam, Where did you get the files? What you need to do also is get all the files in the in the kernel2.2/update dir from that site, I also suggest that you look at the readme file and the instructions on kernel upgrade at the following sites: ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/kernel2.2/ http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/kernel2.2-upgrade.html Hope this helps ;-)) -- Michael Doyle Adelaide, South Australia ICQ #2635762 http://landofoz.apana.org.au
Re: Re: [newbie] Kernel Upgrade Questions...
Hi Adam, It is recommended by the gurus that you don't upgrade your kernel unless you have to. I did not listen, and ran into lots of problems. 1. The printer port disappeared (you have to find an answer to that in the newsgroups). 2. Problems with pppd unexpectedly dying at Internet dialup (I have no idea what the solution is!!!) 3. Midi is played extremely fast inside Netscape and outside sometimes. (No solution yet!!!) I am right now thinking about reinstalling Mandrake since I wasted 2 weeks. If you have lots of time and like to have lots of headache, go ahead, upgrade it. Cheers, Bela (home page: http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/belantos/index.html) At 25/04/1999 10:23:00, you wrote: Adam Wright wrote: I would like to upgrade my kernel for Linux Mandrake 5.3. I have D/Led the newest kernel source files in RPM format. I think there were three of them. One is the kernel, one is the header files and the last is the source. Now I am at the point that I am not quite sure what to do. If I just use the RPM installer in KDE does that take care of the upgrade, or is there a different way to go about doing this. I am not very proficient with Linux (yet) and I would appreciate any and all help. Adam Wright G'day Adam, Where did you get the files? What you need to do also is get all the files in the in the kernel2.2/update dir from that site, I also suggest that you look at the readme file and the instructions on kernel upgrade at the following sites: ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/kernel2.2/ http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/kernel2.2-upgrade.html Hope this helps ;-)) -- Michael Doyle Adelaide, South Australia ICQ #2635762 http://landofoz.apana.org.au
Re: [newbie] Kernel Upgrade Questions...
Bela Lantos wrote: Hi Adam, It is recommended by the gurus that you don't upgrade your kernel unless you have to. I did not listen, and ran into lots of problems. 1. The printer port disappeared (you have to find an answer to that in the newsgroups). G'day Bela, The answer to this one lies in the documentation kernel-doc-.x.x.x, and also has been posted in this mailing list at least every 2nd day. Look in /usr/src/linux-2.2.5-ac3/Documentation/parport.txt for the answer to the printer problem, also as the printer allocation has changed in kernel 2.2.x, you might try and edit /etc/printcap and say change lp1 -- lp0 and so on. -- Michael Doyle Adelaide, South Australia ICQ #2635762 http://landofoz.apana.org.au
Re: [newbie] Kernel Upgrade Questions...
Thanks Michael, I did have the solution to this articular one, but not the rest. Bela Michael Doyle wrote: Bela Lantos wrote: Hi Adam, It is recommended by the gurus that you don't upgrade your kernel unless you have to. I did not listen, and ran into lots of problems. 1. The printer port disappeared (you have to find an answer to that in the newsgroups). G'day Bela, The answer to this one lies in the documentation kernel-doc-.x.x.x, and also has been posted in this mailing list at least every 2nd day. Look in /usr/src/linux-2.2.5-ac3/Documentation/parport.txt for the answer to the printer problem, also as the printer allocation has changed in kernel 2.2.x, you might try and edit /etc/printcap and say change lp1 -- lp0 and so on. -- Michael Doyle Adelaide, South Australia ICQ #2635762 http://landofoz.apana.org.au
