On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 11:08:00PM -0300, Bruno Buys wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering if it is a good idea to install the 2.6.16 kernel from > backports. But apt-get told me it would need to remove hotplug. I'd also > like to keep my current setup (with 2.6.8-2-k7 sarge stock, which runs > just fine) so I could boot both. > Will 2.6.8-2-k7 miss hotplug badly? Is 2.6.16 worthy? > Please notice this is a production machine. > thanks! Hi Bruno, later kernels add the hotplug functionality into udev and thus ask that you remove the 'seperate' hotplug. But once you do this, the older kernel will not be able to run since it is meant to be a one way proposition. There may be a workaround, that will be up to you to maintain. So, if you want to keep things simple, either stay where you are or upgrade with no easy way to go back. But in either case, test this out on a similar 'testing' machine as you dont want unknown things to happen on your production machine. cheers, Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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