Thanks Jeff and David. I need to compile the kernel unfortunately.
Stu On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 21:40, David Uzzell wrote: > Slug wrote: > > I'm looking at upgrading a kernel from 2.4.20 to 2.4.24. I'm running a > > mandrake 9.2 system with lots of stuff server and client related. > > > > Since this is a new thing for me (I generally stick within Kernel > > releases that come with a MDK distro) I was wondering if someone knew > > the general gotchas that might bite me (as it where). > > > > I need to do this as a certain dvb package insists I need at least > > 2.4.23 to run. If it sounds too hard to resolve possible dependency > > issues, I'll change tack and try the back releases of the DVB s/w. > > > > You would hope with the exploit in the Kernel that Mandrake would > release a kernel updated to the latest! > > I would be inclined to see if there is a Security Update MDK rpm which > would solve all your issues. > > Slackware has and their upgrades go very easy with this in mind without > the need of compile anything unless you generally make your own kernel's > in the first place. > > David > > > > TIA > > > > > > Stu > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
