----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Banks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 5:31 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] Kernel Upgrade
> Hello, > > Last time I tried to upgrade my kernel I botched it somehow. I would > like to upgrade from 2.4.20-gentoo-r7 to r8 and move my r7 .config > settings into the new r8 kernel. I used Genkernel to compile last time > and this time I would like to manually do this for learning experience. > No doubt you'll get more informed comment than I can provide on the upgrading process. However, you should be aware that -r8 is the subject of a security warning recommending upgrade to -r9. Quite a few of us encountered bugs with -r9 so I would recommend you stay where you are for the time being, until there is a bug-free upgrade option. Regards. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
