On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 01:14:48PM -0700, Kirk Bocek wrote:
> 
> 
> Axel Thimm wrote:
> > Yes, it may work. Or you may reinstall using RHEL5 beta1 as a base. I
> > think RHEL5 and clones will make a great platform for ivtv/mythtv, and
> > centos will no-doubt have a clone out a few weeks only after the final
> > RHEL5 release. You can get RHEL5 beta1 isos at Red Hat's ftp site,
> > they are free for the public.
> 
> No, no beta software as a base! I've had a MythTV host up on CentOS 4.2 for
> over a year. But it was such a pain using a custom kernel and having to
> recompile IVTV, LIRC, etc. every time that I just stopped updating the machine
> once I got it working.
> 
> Now I'm trying to stick to stock kernels so I can use *your* repository.
> (Thanks, BTW).
> 
> Do you know what the status is for XFS support in the RHEL5 beta kernel? If
> it's not there then that's a no-go for me and it's back to custom kernel land.

I can't say for sure, but I strongly doubt that anything has changed
wrt XFS. And no stock kernel will be a safe player for XFS (unless you
are on x86_64). The kernel-suspend2 kernels with 8k stacks are a much
better choice for a kernel, then (available for FC5 and FC6).
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net

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