[ubuntu-uk] kernels and releases
After a Dapper Edgy Feisty upgrade on my old Dell Inspiron laptop, I had a problem with very slow booting, as described in https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/8390. (This looks like a bug in kernel 2.6.20 that's gone on for a while.) I fixed it by editing grub to default to kernel 2.6.17, which works fine. What I'm wondering is how the kernel versions relate to the Ubuntu releases. Specifically, my resources.list file still refers to feisty repositories. Now that I've downgraded my laptop to 2.6.17-11 (IIRC), will this matter, or do I need to change it to ?Edgy repositories? Sorry if this is a stupid question with a dead obvious answer! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernels and releases
On Tue, 2007-06-19 at 10:09 +0100, luxxius wrote: After a Dapper Edgy Feisty upgrade on my old Dell Inspiron laptop, I had a problem with very slow booting, as described in https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/8390. (This looks like a bug in kernel 2.6.20 that's gone on for a while.) I fixed it by editing grub to default to kernel 2.6.17, which works fine. What I'm wondering is how the kernel versions relate to the Ubuntu releases. Specifically, my resources.list file still refers to feisty repositories. Now that I've downgraded my laptop to 2.6.17-11 (IIRC), will this matter, or do I need to change it to ?Edgy repositories? Sorry if this is a stupid question with a dead obvious answer! As long as the first 2 digits (2.6) are the same, everything should still run fine. No new features will be added to the kernel until 2.7, which I expect is a long way off. -- Alec Wright -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernels and releases
On Tue, 2007-06-19 at 16:27 +0100, Alec Wright wrote: As long as the first 2 digits (2.6) are the same, everything should still run fine. No new features will be added to the kernel until 2.7, which I expect is a long way off. Umm, that's a little, er, inaccurate :) New stuff comes into the kernel all the time, new drivers, new technologies etc. kvm for example came in at 2.6.20, not on a major point release. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernels and releases
Alan Pope wrote: On Tue, 2007-06-19 at 16:27 +0100, Alec Wright wrote: As long as the first 2 digits (2.6) are the same, everything should still run fine. No new features will be added to the kernel until 2.7, which I expect is a long way off. Umm, that's a little, er, inaccurate :) New stuff comes into the kernel all the time, new drivers, new technologies etc. kvm for example came in at 2.6.20, not on a major point release. Alec / Alan Thanks for the quick replies. So is the upshot that I'm OK using the Feisty repos with 2.6.17? -- Diana -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] kernels and releases
norman wrote: Alec / Alan Thanks for the quick replies. So is the upshot that I'm OK using the Feisty repos with 2.6.17? The answer is yes, I have to switch to 2.6.17 when I wish to use my scanner. Thanks, Norman - definite and reassuring! Best wishes -- Diana -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
