Re: [opensuse] Kernel choices

2007-07-11 Thread ianseeks

 On Wednesday 11 Jul 2007, Thomas Hertweck wrote:
> ianseeks wrote:
> > [...]
> > If you were going to make a choice to download the latest (or as close to
> > latest) kernel from the repositories - which path do you take?
> > If i go to this mirror for example
> > http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/Kernel:/
> > do i go to "HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/i586/"
> > or "Vanilla/SUSE_Factory/"
>
> Well, I don't know the details, but the name "vanilla" implies that this
> is the vanilla kernel from kernel.org while the HEAD directory contains
> the SuSE kernel and kernel sources (i.e. vanilla kernel with additional
> SuSE patches). Therefore, the answer to your question is: you need to
> decide which kernel you would like to use and then choose the
> corresponding directory. In any case, do not replace your existing
> kernel, install any new kernel in addition to the old one.
>
> HTH, Th.


Thanks Thomas.  That makes sense.  Now to search out the sources and see if 
the Nvidia drivers can cope with the new HEAD version but i migh wait for the 
official latest rather than the RC version they currently have
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Re: [opensuse] Kernel choices

2007-07-11 Thread Thomas Hertweck

ianseeks wrote:
> [...]
> If you were going to make a choice to download the latest (or as close to 
> latest) kernel from the repositories - which path do you take?
> If i go to this mirror for example 
> http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/Kernel:/
> do i go to "HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/i586/"
> or "Vanilla/SUSE_Factory/"

Well, I don't know the details, but the name "vanilla" implies that this
is the vanilla kernel from kernel.org while the HEAD directory contains
the SuSE kernel and kernel sources (i.e. vanilla kernel with additional
SuSE patches). Therefore, the answer to your question is: you need to
decide which kernel you would like to use and then choose the
corresponding directory. In any case, do not replace your existing
kernel, install any new kernel in addition to the old one.

HTH, Th.
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[opensuse] Kernel choices

2007-07-10 Thread ianseeks
Hi All

If you were going to make a choice to download the latest (or as close to 
latest) kernel from the repositories - which path do you take?
If i go to this mirror for example 
http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/Kernel:/
do i go to "HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/i586/"
or "Vanilla/SUSE_Factory/"

I have one PC on opensuse 10.1 and one on opensuse 10.2.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Ian

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