On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:23:13 +0300
SMS WebMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thank you for your reply
>
> I know I can use any kernel version but I am asking why Gentoo don't use
> 2.4.22 as the default kernel ?
>
Asked and answered. See (1) below.
>
> Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> > 1. Is there an ebuild for 2.4.22? If so you can use it to build your own
> > kernel. If you're asking why the CD doesn't have it - it's probably because
> >
> > the CD was put together before 2.4.22 was available.
> >
> > 2. If there is an ebuild - you can merge it and use it at your risk. I
> > imagine when the 2.6 series becomes stable and is released as such we'll see
> > it used on Gentoo CDs.
> >
The 2.6 kernel series are still beta. You can emerge and build your kernel
based on the latest 2.6.0-beta6 (I run this kernel, and it is quite stable for
me) in the development-kernels in portage. You must, however, do a little
research about how to setup your system for 2.6. If your are completely up to
date with portage, you probably have no worries about supporting software.
There are really only 2 gotchas:
1. You need to verify that your kernel config builds console support. This is
not automatic in the 2.6 kernels. Check your kernel config carefully.
2. You need to create the /sys directory and include the following line in
/etc/fstab (new for 2.6).
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
Enjoy.
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