The Kernel
 

Hi ,

guess im becoming a regular here :D

Anyway to all those that have helped so far , thanx a million.

Now im busy fiddling with the kernel

Im currently running 2.4.22-10

What i want to know is is it possible for me to upgrade all the way to 2.6 as i have downloaded the following sources and am not to clear on how to patch and upgrade etc
im running on a 56k modem so i dont want to use the update site it will take way to long :mad:

this is what i downloaded so far from another location with 256k line :D :D

linux-2.4.22.tar.bz2
patch-2.4.23.bz2
patch-2.4.24.bz2

also

linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2

i know i have to unzip the sources into the linux directory
so do i unzip 2.4.22 into a directory
then unzip the first patch into the same directory (replacing files ??)
then follow this with the second patch (replacing more files ??)
and finally recompile

Or can i go straight to 2.6 ??

im not to sure on how to go about this , am reading manuals at the moment , but if there is someone with firsthand experiance and you feel up to some typing

shoot :D :D

thanx

well you can take that linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2 and follow this guide if you want and go straight to 2.6
read thorougly first, and make sure you understand, and ask questions if your unsure about something . ..

Make that a 2.6.1 kernel now. I think 2.6.1 contains some important fixes. In any case, when upgrading to 2.6.x kernels, there are certain things to look at:

http://www.linux-sxs.org/upgrading/migration26.html

Also check out the "Recommended reading" at the bottom of the page.
G.