Re: upgrading kernel 2.1
> I have had Debian 2.1 installed and running in text mode for about a year
> now. I have not played with it much as I prefer to have a working X
> server, hence I have used and maintained several Mandrake systems, which I
> am sick of.
>
> I am stuck in text mode in Debian with a dial up connection as I live
> way out in the woods where this is all that there is available and so all
> I have to work with. Is there any hope for me upgrading my Debian system?
>
> Mandrake is so proprietary that it reminds me of Microsoft, if a package
> does not say "-mdk.rpm" it will most often not install on my systems and
> that is only the beginning of the problems that I have with their systems.
>
> from kernel.org, is there a way that I can get it to compile under
> Debian kernel 2.1, as I have not bothered to even try after my Mandrake
> experiences?
>
Of course you can compile kernel 2.4 on your Debian system. The only
question is whether you really need the new features provided in kernel
2.4. Compiling a kernel is distro-independent. There is a Debian way to do
it, please refer to the manuals, but you can also make it via make clean
dep install..
HTH
Stephan
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