RE: Stable -> 2.4 kernel, best path?
> Hello,
> You can upgrade the kernel without messing with anything else - all you
> have to do is either
> a) download the latest kernel-source packafe (apt-gettable) and compile
> in your needed options, make kpkg and so forth, or
> b) download the tar.gz from www.kernel.org - what I generally do,
> although it's unpatched. Compile in your needed options, make clean,
> etc, and reboot.
> There are a number of good walkthroughs online - a google search for
> kernel recompile or something should give you more than enough options.
> One note as an afterthought - if you've never done this before, and
> aren't sure what options you need to enable, copying the .config file
> from your current kernel source directory into the new one before
> configuring can be helpful - at least you'll have all the same options
> chosen as before.
> Good luck,
> Steve
>
If someone is going to compile the kernel, what advantage does the "Debian
way" have over the procedure in the kernel compile howto?
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