On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 22:44, Adalita Brown wrote: > Thank you very much for the link, Jon. Btw, do I need to compile the updated kernel? > > -adalita > No. That is why folks use RPM.
Here is a tutorial on installing kernels via RPM: http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialKernelRpmInstall.html Good Luck! > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Carnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Oct 14, 2003 9:13 PM > To: Adalita Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Newbie: Kernel Question > > On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 20:32, Adalita Brown wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I'm using RH9, kernel 2.4.20-8. At this time, my linux machine has no > > connectivity to the Internet and not able to download the latest RPMs. I would > > like to download the kernel 2.4.20-20.9 from the TriLUG FTP site but am confused > > which folder to select: i386, i586 and i686. My OS kernel type is i686 and my CPU > > kernel type is i386. Also, I'd like to know if I need to compile the kernel > > 2.4.20-20.9. > > > > -adalita > > > You'll find the laterst kernel here: > ftp://ftp.trilug.org/linux/redhat/linux/updates/9/en/os/i386 > > kernel-2.4.20-20.9.i386.rpm > > Enjoy > > > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
