upgrading 2.6.5-1.108 suse kernel
 

I was wondering if there is an ftp mirror with a newer suse kernel than the one that came with 9.1, as i understand it there is a newer linux kernel out but not for suse yet. Can it be upgraded through yast?

Yes it can be upgraded through yast. There is a Kernel patch that you can get. Start Yast and go to the online update. From there choose a mirror and let it do it's thing. Then when that is done on the left hand side of the screen will be the update selection. Now DON'T install the Kernel patch with ANY OTHER updates. I have been led to believe that it can cause problems. So install all the other updates first if you desire to do so, then go back for the kernel patch. And after you install the patch it is recomended that you restart, (yes, I know this isn't windows, but hey, one time is not the end of the world). After that you should be ready to go.

hmmm maybe if you want to try kernel-2.6.8, you can try the "kernel-of-the-day"!

ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt...nel-of-the-day

d/l the kernel that corresponds to your architecture and install.

do it at your own risk. well i tried but no errors during the boot all is ok. but for now im sticking with 2.6.5.

hope this helps!

Yast online update only updates 2 kernel 2.6.5.something. You have to find a newer kernel yourself on one of SUSEs sites...if they have one. Or else download the source from kernel.org and recompile it yourself.....anyways, what is wrong with 2.6.5...is there any specific reason you want to upgrade???? I have had problems with a newer kernel and SUSE....YOU got messed up and wouldn't work.

FWIW - on my Suse box I let YaST run automatically, and I include the kernel upgrades just the same as any other package. So far, so good. The current kernel I've got is
IMO it's solid, and at least for me I haven't encountered any issues with it -- J.W.

im using kernel-2.6.8 now, i do not see any issues with it at the moment. now im planning to try xorg-x11-6.8.1 from one of the suse mirrors.

Personally, I stay witht he older stuff myself, it is always a bitch when I need to scan something in and kooka doesn't work (this happened after upgrading to KDE 3.3, then I downgraded back to 3.2 cause I was having too many problems) or other things stop working and I need them for school. It has happened too many times, I stick with what came with 9.1 personally....except for things like OpenOffice.org, Firefox and Thunderbird....those kinds of things I install manually because I like the latest versions of those.

rm6990:

I was told that to get my ati 9200se running I would have to install kernel sources, and the kernel sources I found were either older or newer than the kernel version that is installed on my system, so I figured I should just get the latest kernel sources.

Also I considered installing the latest kernel itself as well while i'm at it. Is it as simple as updating it in yast add/remove software? I don't want to compile it myself I don't feel confident doing that, I don't want to screw up my system and have to reinstall suse from scratch. if yast can do it all that would be great

Try compiling it (use the instructions from the gentoo handbook found at www.gentoo.org (make sure you follow the directions for a 2.6 kernel, not a 2.4))...and, if it doesnt work, as long as you didn't delete your old kernel and startup entry in grub for it, you can just reboot back into the old kernel.