-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Tapani Sysimets� wrote: >> Grammostola Rosea wrote: >> >>> I can try the headers file from hardy backport on Jaunty right? >>> And then disable the repo. >>> >>> \r >>> >>> >>> >> Well, I THINK you can, but this kind of cross-platform experiments are >> always a bit risky. However, I have been running the same >> 2.6.29-1-common-multimedia kernel with Debian Lenny, Sidux, Ubuntu Hardy >> and Mint 5, I would not be surprised if it (and the corresponding >> headers) would work with Jaunty too. > > This should be possible and not be a hardcore cross-platform experiment. > Take a look at the package properties, there aren't risky dependencies > and there shouldn't be problems because of modules etc., because it's > Ubuntu and Ubuntu. > Actually you are mistaken. The version of gcc changes with every Ubuntu release. This can cause problems if you need to build 3rd party drivers (nvidia and ati, various wireless device drivers, vmware, ffado, etc.). You can use the same source for all the versions, but you need to compile with the version of gcc used on the target platform. This includes the gcc minor version number btw.
I am not saying that it will not work, only that there can be no guarantees and the pain caused is often not worth the effort. As someone who has used the nVidia, ndiswrapper and vmware modules since their inception, I can tell you that this can be a major PITA. Of course you are free to do as you wish. In this particular case, if the user is using Ubuntu 9.04, have him just install the Ubuntustudio packages. You do not need to add any sources, the meta-packages install all the software that you need. They even have their own RT kernel that is pretty much up to date. I have not compared it to the 64Studio kernel since I almost always use my own kernels on my Ubuntu (non-64Studio) machines. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqS+DMACgkQwRXgH3rKGfMqRwCcCY6l/44EPbQl920DBtV2KUNM xvgAn2CVcykorumYecW37/DFfssyr7fR =5GeG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
