Re: upgrading to kernel 2.4.5
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 03:10:53AM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote:
> I disagree here. Once you bastardize a perfectly good potato system
> there's no easy turning back. If it is running smoothly (and there's
> no reason it shouldn't) then I think you should let it keep doing well
> what it does well (everything).
>
It makes mail much easier to read if you reply *after* the text of the
person you are replying to. Many on the list would appreciate it if you
would do so.
Having more than one kernel on your system is almost trivial. There
really is no going back. You can simply use your old kernel as you did
before of the new one you compiled. Just set up /etc/lilo.conf to
reflect the default boot you want, run /sbin/lilo and you're done.
kent
Even though it is a bastardization of an email I'll leave the text below
intact.
> You'll notice no real difference to 2.4 unless you're running a
> server, and I doubt your laptop qualifies in that category!
>
> The only reason you might be compelled to do so is to gain USB
> support, if you need that sort of thing. For me, I've found that my
> fancy new logitech trackball works just as well with the provided PS/2
> adaptor, which has been supported since the dawn of time (plus or
> minus).
>
> Vineet
>
> * ktb (ktb@nixnotes.org) [010704 12:06]:
> > On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 04:03:59PM +0000, Victor wrote:
> > > I've a wonderful debian 2.2r3 laptop, almost perfectly set up and
> > > working greatly and stable.
> > >
> > > The present kernel is 2.2.19 and I compiled to tailor it (usage of
> > > memory, needless devices, etc.) to my needs. It's all OK!
> > >
> > > My simple question is:
> > >
> > > Is there any advantage to upgrade my box to kernel 2.4.5?
> >
> > If you're happy with what you have now then I would say there is no real
> > reason to. OTOH you could install a 2.4.x kernel and try it out and
> > still keep your old kernel around to fall back on, if you don't like
> > 2.4.x. You just have to edit /etc/lilo.conf to point to both kernels.
> > Run /sbin/lilo. On boot hit "tab" and pick your kernel.
> > hth,
> > kent
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