Boy, you have a tough one. I'm sorry I misunderstood. Maybe one of the IBM
folks on the list can do a bit of checking?

Karl

<quote who="Anthony Dzikiewicz">
> Karl,
>
> I know that.  I think you are missing the point of my question.  The
> kernel
> that is on the grid is not a version of the kernel that Red Hat supports.
> The grid is specifically set up for RedHat - not just Linux (or by RedHat
> do
> they really mean Linux in general).
>
> If I tried an 'up2date kernel-2.4.21-4g' for my RedHat server, you know
> what
> would happen - nothing.  Package could not be found, typo try again, dont
> sell that here.
>
> My question is how to interpret and understand the grid published on IBM
> web
> site under the RedHat Linux compatability.
>
> Either there is a typo there or there is something to why they listed the
> kernel version the way that they did. Let me try asking this way.
>
> Does the grid make sense to you ?
>
> Why or why not ?
>
> How do you interpret that kernel version under the Red Hat grid ?
>
> How does it relate to the kernel versions supported by RedHat ?
>
> Anthony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
>
> No kernel is a 'Redhat' kernel. They are all the property of Linus
> Torvalds.
> Redhat uses which ever kernel they want based on the functionality they
> want
> to include in a given distribution. To find out what your kernel is, type
> (as root) rpm -q kernel, which will return the entire kernel string, I.e:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# rpm -q kernel
> kernel-2.4.20-8
>
> That's from my mail/web server.
>
> HTH,
>
> Karl
>
>
> <quote who="Anthony Dzikiewicz">
>> My problem is that under the RedHat grid, they list a kernel that is
>> not even listed on the RedHat site (unless Im misunderstanding this).
>> If the kernel isnt listed on the RedHat site as one of their releases,
>> then how can you call it a RedHat kernel ? Anthony
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 3:38 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [U2] Universe Availability Matrix - Linux
>>
>>
>> The first 2 numbers (2.4) are the critical ones. IBM has to put the
>> whole kernel on which they tested so they are legally covered, just in
>> case. Though I doubt it will be an issue, it could and they have to
>> cover their bases.
>>
>> If your kernel is 2.4.18-14 (Redhat v8.0) or 2.4.20-8 (Redhat v9) then
>> 10.1.4 will run fine. You may see a tiny issue here and there, but I
>> doubt it. How many folks are running the PE version without problems
>> and they have put that on a wide variety of kernels and distributions.
>>
>> That's my (educated/experienced) guess.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>> <quote who="Anthony Dzikiewicz">
>>> I was checking the availability matrix for Universe on the IBM
>>> website. I am very confused about the kernel versions listed for Red
>>> Hat Linux.
>>>
>>> For example, for version 10.1.4 Red Hat kernel 2.4.21-4g is
>>> compatible. This kernel is not listed on the Red Hat site as one of
>>> theirs. However, kernel-2.4.21-4.EL is the closest thing they list.
>>> So, maybe the 'g' means 'and greater' ?  I am curious if the latest
>>> Red Hat kernel, 'kernel-2.4.21-27.0.4.EL' is compatible with Universe
>>> 10.1.4 ?
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how this works ?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Anthony
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