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
On April 1, 2004 03:49 pm, "Job 317" <[email protected]> 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?
http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/799
BTW Google is your friend here. Do a search for 2.6 HOWTO and that link is the
first one on the list.
>
> 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?
No, a 2.6 kernel will run without changes to RedHat 9 but some changes should
be made.
> Aren't there
> startup scripts and things that rely on the 2.4.x structure that change
> slightly for a 2.6.x kernel?
>
Yes, check out the link above. There are also some links to RedHat 9 specific
instructions.
> !!!!Also... is it possible to still to boot back to a 2.4.x kernel in
> this case?
Yep you can still run a 2.4.x kernel.
> 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?
Yes
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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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Darren Williams <dsw AT gelato.unsw.edu.au>
Gelato@UNSW <http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au>
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Mark and Darren,
You've been most helpful.
Kindest regards,
JOB