[Techtalk] 2.6 kernel on Fedora Core 1

Deanna Dunker 2xthefun at madbbs.com
Mon Feb 16 11:49:21 EST 2004


I want to try to get 2.6 on my slack 9.1 laptop.  I've never upgraded a 
kernel before without an RPM so it'll be a new experience for me.

<-- breaking free from Red Hat's evil grasp :)

Any tips?
Beth Johnson wrote:

>On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 12:20, Caitlyn Martin wrote:
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>
>>Hi, everyone,
>>
>>Has anyone upgraded Fedora Core 1 to a 2.6 kernel?
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>>
>
>I haven't yet upgraded either, but I'm seriously considering it for my
>desktop box.  I had to upgrade to the 2.6 on my Gentoo iBook, and it's
>quite snappy.  I didn't have any problems once I figured out what I was
>supposed to be doing (only 1 trial kernel compile).
>
>I do have to research how my nVidia driver will play with it. :-/
>
>You might try looking at the Fedora users mailing list and see what
>people are saying about it.  I find that's a good way to see what's
>going on with something I'm thinking about.  Let the bleeding-edge
>adopters pave the way!
>
>Once I decide to take the plunge I'll post results here.
>
>regards,
>Beth
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