Using 2.4 Kernel instead of 2.6

[Jim Cornette]

Mingzhai Sun wrote:

>I have the same problem--the mouse doesn't work under kernel 2.4. Are there
>any solution for that? I need 2.4 for some software to work--labview 7.0 for 
>example.
>
>Thanks,
>Ming
>On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 07:21:25PM +0100, M A Young wrote:
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>>On Thu, 5 Aug 2004, Duraid Abbas wrote:
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>>>I just installed fedora core 2 release and I want to change the kernel
>>>to version 2.4. How do I do that? And will that cause any problems?
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>>Just find the latest FC1 kernel and install it (rpm -ivh --oldpackage).
>>The only thing that is at all difficult is getting the mouse to work as
>>2.6 tends to use /dev/input/mice which doesn't work in 2.4.
>>
>>	Michael Young
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You have the change /dev/input/mice to /dev/psaux in order for the mouse 
to work in the xorg.conf file.

It works for me with an upgraded FC1 to FC2 system.  Also, you need to 
change it back when you want to switch back to a 2.6 kernel.

JIm