On Tue Aug 25 1998, Tanguy CARRABIN wrote:
> I'm trying to download kernel version 2.1.117 to access a fat 32
> partition. I'm running, for the moment, RH linux 5.0 w/ kernel 2.0.32.
> Can I update directly to 2.1.117 or should i first download something
> else ?
The 2.0.35 kernel can read FAT32 partitions with no problems.
The 2.1.x kernels are highly experimental, and likely to OOPs on you
unexpectedly.
> Once downloaded, how do I actually update ? what is the command ?
Uncompress and untar the sources into /usr/src/linux then compile and
install it.
If you don't know how to do this, then read the Kernel HOWTO.
Cheers .
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