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From: Darren Williams <dsw@gelato.unsw.edu.au>
To: Job 317 <job317@mailvault.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 08:31:30 +1000
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Subject: Re: Upgrade from 2.4.25 to 2.6.4 kernel
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Hi Job

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/davej/misc/post-halloween-2.6.txt

Should help

Darren


On Thu, 01 Apr 2004, Job 317 wrote:

> Hello list.
> 
> Can someone please point me to a HOWTO on installing a 2.6.x kernel on a
> system that heretofore runs a 2.4.x kernel? 
> 
> NOT a howto on building the kernel. I'm o.k. there. But I understand
> that it is not the same upgrading to a 2.6.x kernel as it is just
> upgrading to the next 2.4.x kernel. Is this correct? Aren't there
> startup scripts and things that rely on the 2.4.x structure that change
> slightly for a 2.6.x kernel?
> 
> !!!!Also... is it possible to still to boot back to a 2.4.x kernel in
> this case? Lets say I keep my 2.4.25 kernel that I built on my RedHat 9
> box. Can I also boot to and from my 2.6.x kernel?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> JOB
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