On Sunday 30 November 2003 09:59, Leonid Podolny wrote: > I intend to install kernel 2.6 on my machine. Is there something I need to > know before I start? Do I need to compile in the devfs support -- it's > marked as obsolete at kernel documentation, but AFAIK mandatory for > gentoo-operation.
it does not hurt to have devfs in the kernel. > Do I need to remove alsa packages -- it is supposed to be > incorporated in the kernel. no, the drivers are in the kernel, so you do not have to reinstall alsa-driver after modules_install, but you do not need to remove them. The alsa-packages will not hurt you. > Is there an ebuild for new modutils and if > there is, can the 2.4 version and 2.6 version co-exist side by side, so > that I will allways be able to roll back? Finally, is there any > gentoo-specific kernel-2.6 documentation? > I am dualbooting 2.4 and 2.6 for some time now, without any probs. You need the latest modutils, of course, but they are working fine with 2.4 and 2.6. The ebuild will tell you some options, that you'll need with 2.6 and there is some documentation in the wild, google will show them. Gl�ck Auf Volker -- Conclusions In a straight-up fight, the Empire squashes the Federation like a bug. Even with its numerical advantage removed, the Empire would still squash the Federation like a bug. Accept it. -Michael Wong
