Two kernels in SUSE 10.2?

kiwidoc66 · 04-01-2007, 01:32 AM

I am running Suse 10.2 on an Inspiron 8200 and want to try the JAD realtime kernel to use the laptop as a digital audio workstation. When I try to install via YaST I get 3 dependency conflicts for madwifi, nvidia drivers and tpctl. I don't mind losing wireless and 3D support when using the laptop for music - can I compile the realtime kernel and boot to it using Grub - if so, can I use X11 and KDE with the RT kernel or do I have to have two parallel installations? How would I arrange partition table if I did this?

Thanks

Mara · 04-01-2007, 01:57 PM

If you compile it yourself, I see no problem. You will just add it as another option to grub, so you can choose which kernel to boot every time. There's no need to do any partition table changes - the two kernels can use the same partitions, directories, settings and so on. When compiling on your own you can add everything you want, including nvidia drivers etc.