On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 21:09, 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'm probably a bit late on this. Been away from email for a few days. Mandrake have got 2.4.25 in their "cooker" development branch. I'm currently running 2.6 from the same. I've generally had no problems upgrading kernels from Mandrake built RPMs. Your /etc/lilo.conf will end up a bit messier, but that's not an insoluble problem. If I were you, I'd install this package: ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/kernel-2.4.25.0.pre7.3mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm You'll also find packages for various 2.6 kernels in that directory also, but a newer 2.4 is an easier migration path. As always, keep your existing kernel around when you do this stuff, or at least keep a working boot disk/cd handy. > 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. So, if it's an RPM package, the other option is just to let urpmi resolve any dependencies (kernel or otherwise) and not worry about it. HTH, James. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
