ram on it's way

spooge · 02-24-2003, 10:39 PM

a kernel thing again ...

1gb ram on its way. kernel upgrades were entirely done from "up2date", should i remove the rpm'd kernels, or just d/l and compile.?

or remove rpm'd up2date kernels. and up2 date again?

and if i compile will it effect the rpm 'd kernel ? <--- i don't think so

i've compiled all except anything from "up2date" and initial install(if that matters.)

i'm sure this might have been ask'd allready....
i could be here for hours, searching for my answers

finegan · 02-24-2003, 11:26 PM

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Originally posted by spooge
a kernel thing again ...

1gb ram on its way. kernel upgrades were entirely done from "up2date", should i remove the rpm'd kernels, or just d/l and compile.?

A RedHat RPM'ed kernel is kinda like a salad bar fit to everyone's taste... they've even included that jello thing with floating orange peels in it, and you just don't need that: download and compile. Keep whatever old kernels you have around... heck, you can have 16 I think under LILO, more under Grub...

Remember to maximize for your architecture and remember in the top level to turn on "High Memory Support"

Cheers,

Finegan

spooge · 02-26-2003, 11:19 PM

ok simple question again...

all aplications were compiled, will they be ok, after i compile a new kernel?

i should know this by now !

rnturn · 02-27-2003, 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by finegan
Keep whatever old kernels you have around... heck, you can have 16 I think under LILO, more under Grub...

LOL. That's the bad thing about an 80GB disk: you tend to become a pack rat.

finegan · 02-27-2003, 02:07 AM

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Originally posted by spooge
ok simple question again...

all aplications were compiled, will they be ok, after i compile a new kernel?

Yep, fine. The last big neurosis was between 2.4.10 and later where new modules wouldn't compile against older kernels... blah blah blah, yeah mod-utils is the only ever worry and as far as I know, you could compile and run a 2.2.x kernel and nothing will flake. A 2.5.x will have some issues...

Cheers,

Finegan

spooge · 02-27-2003, 08:30 PM

great thanks !!