Hello,

I would like just to know whether there is something special to do when you
want to upgrade you kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 under slackware or if the
classical linux way is the right one.

thanks

thib

thib <thibaud.deborggraef@pandora.be> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like just to know whether there is something special to do when you
> want to upgrade you kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 under slackware or if the
> classical linux way is the right one.

Standard way is Slackware way. Except, I had to load '8250' module
explicitly, when dialing out.

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thib wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like just to know whether there is something special to do when
> you want to upgrade you kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 under slackware or if the
> classical linux way is the right one.
>
> thanks
>
> thib
It comes with instructions

make xconfig
make
make modules_install install

Not sure if make oldconfig will work also oss is changing to alsa

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:48:27 +0000, Jari wrote:

<snip>

> Not sure if make oldconfig will work also oss is changing to alsa

In my experience make oldconfig purports to work, but screws up. Maybe it
was just some feature of my .config, but I would recommend making a new
..config by hand.

Geoff

> Not sure if make oldconfig will work also oss is changing to alsa

But 9.1 is alsa anyway

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:41:46 GMT, thib <thibaud.deborggraef@pandora.be>
wrote:

> I would like just to know whether there is something special to do when
> you
> want to upgrade you kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 under slackware or if the
> classical linux way is the right one.
>

Read http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5793467888.html

What do you mean by "classical linux way"? Wait for it to ship in the
distro?

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Laurence

* thib <thibaud.deborggraef@pandora.be> writes:

> I would like just to know whether there is something special to
> do when you want to upgrade you kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 under
> slackware or if the classical linux way is the right one.

I don't know about the Slackware way of upgrading a kernel because I
have always compiled my own from source, but basically...

Download 2.6.3 from kernel.org (or one of its mirrors), unpack it, and
thoroughly read ./linux/README and ./linux/Documentation/Changes.
Upgrade all the things that you need to.

Also, <http://www.linux.org.uk/~davej/docs/post-halloween-2.6.txt> is
worth a read too.

Proceed carefully and you'll be fine. Yell if you need any help.

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* William Park <spam-opengeometry@yahoo.ca> writes:

> Except, I had to load '8250' module explicitly, when dialing out.

echo "alias char-major-4-* 8250" >> /etc/modprobe.conf && depmod

will fix that.

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Steve Youngs <sryoungs@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> * William Park <spam-opengeometry@yahoo.ca> writes:
>
> > Except, I had to load '8250' module explicitly, when dialing out.
>
> echo "alias char-major-4-* 8250" >> /etc/modprobe.conf && depmod
> will fix that.

Thanks. How did you find that out? Is it mentioned in kernel tree or
some HOWTOs?

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William Park, Open Geometry Consulting, <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>
Linux solution for data management and processing.

> I would like just to know whether there is something special to do when
> you want to upgrade you kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 under slackware or if the
> classical linux way is the right one.

In 9.1 nothing much special.

You should use /etc/modprobe.conf instead of /etc/modules.conf...
You dont need ide-scsi to burn CDs any more...
The PS/2 mouse should be accessed through /dev/input/mice.

Don't do "make oldconfig" with a config from a 2.4 kernel.



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