On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Jesse Keating wrote: > On Monday 04 August 2003 14:49, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > oh, come now, don't be so melodramatic. configuring, building and > > booting a 2.6 pre-release is no more difficult than one of the 2.4 > > kernels -- in fact, it's easier given the more pleasant graphical > > configuration tool. > > Not exactly since you'll need a modified /etc/modules.conf, a newer > modutils, newer nfs utils, and a bunch of other userland stuff that > doesn't work with the new 2.6 interfaces. It's by no means just as > easy as a 2.4 kernel. granted, but for those who like their new kernels gift-wrapped, there's http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5. full RPM, plus the upgraded utilities you need. sure, it takes a little work to get the *first* one going, but after that, it's the same amount of work. anyway, it might be right for some people but not others. the only point i wanted to make was that it's not as scary as you think. rday -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
