>> So your best bet is to try a more recent Linux kernel,
> You could even try to run the kernel from one distribution on the other.
> (Don't forget to copy kernel loadable modules or other stuff you need
> except for the kernel file; I'm not a Linux expert so I'm vague on that
> sort of details).
>
> Generally I expect that such a thing should work; of course you
> probably lose some tuning/patches from one distro and gain those of the
> other. In this case, hopefully, better graphics support.
Indeed, the interface between the kernel and the rest of the system is
one of the most stable in a GNU/Linux system, so you can usually play
a fairly wide variety of kernel versions compiled with a wide variety of
options are still get a perfectly usable system.
Stefan
