Re: 2.4 kernel on potato, what userland needs updating
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> hi,
>
> I am needing to put a 2.4-test kernel on a potato box, is anyone else
> doing this as well?
I've got a variety of 2.4.0-test{10|11pre6|11} kernels on largely stock
potato systems.
> is there any gotchas?
You need the modutils from woody - the layout of
/lib/modules/<kernelversion> changed as of 2.4.0-test6. The woody sources
compile fine on potato.
Oh and some drivers have been renamed - rtl8139 is now 8139too, etc.
> looking at the Documentation/Changes file it seems to suggest using
> glibc 2.2 is this required?
No it's not required
Documentation/Changes is better looked as a "guideline" as to what you
whould be running - often you won't have any trouble running with slightly
old packages; ie e2fsprogs 1.18 vs e2fsprogs 1.19.
Just keep in mind that if you have trouble with a certain feature and you
are using the older userland programs the kernel developers will tell you
to upgrade.
> and if so is there any gotchas installing glibc from woody on potato?
Um... somehow I think you would be better off switching to woody :)
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