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From: Nikita Danilov <Nikita@Namesys.COM>
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:07:52 +0300
To: "P.Agenbag" <internet@psimation.com>
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Subject: Re: 2.4.13 kernel and ext3???
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P.Agenbag writes:
 > Hi
 > I just installed RedHat 7.2 with the 2.4.7 kernel. Low and behold, when 
 > I tried to install the latest kernels, I see that there are many options 
 > in the RedHat 2.4.7 kernel that are not even in the 2.4.13 kernel! How 
 > does this work? Also, I see many (EXPERIMENTAL) greyd-out areas in the 
 > kernel as well as other greyd out areas which are not experimental, yet 
 > won't allow me to select it ( reiserfs for example ) .
 > How can I get reiserfs to compile into the kernel, and to satsify my 
 > curiosity, how do you enable the experimental options?

Turn on first option "Prompt for development and/or incomplete
code/drivers" in the first configuration sub-menu "Code maturity level
options".

Read namesys.com/faq.html

 > 
 > Does it mean that if there is a fairly large difference between the 
 > RedHat 2.4.7 and the stock one from kernel.org, that they are not really 
 > the same? ie, does anyone foresee any future problems with redhat adding 
 > all these extra features to their kernel and people who would like to 
 > upgrade to a newer version ( for one, I selected ext3 during install, 
 > yet, now trying to install 2.4.13, I must revert back to ext2...)
 > 
 > Thanks

Nikita.

 > 
 > 
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