TOP POSTING this one: Ahhh.. Thanks Dennis. I will hold-off on upgrading then. Much appreciated.
I would still like to get some confirmation on the info from my original posting (the one before this) from any of the seasoned kernel hackers out there please. Thanks, Joshua Banks --- Dennis Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
