fc kernels vs standard?

Mike Wright xktnniuymlla at mailinator.com
Thu Nov 2 23:12:24 UTC 2006


Gilboa Davara wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 12:05 -0800, Mike Wright wrote:
>>
>>Could somebody point out (or point me to) the differences between the 
>>stock kernels from kernel.org and those generated for fedora, and why?
>>
>>Been running RH in production since 5.2.  Hate to have to change 
>>platforms because the fc kernel has diverged so far from the standard.
>>
> I don't know if "diverge from standard" is the right word here
> considering the fact that a single new-line might break the patch.
> You have two options:
> A. Check what's broken and fix the patch. Unless something is really
> broken (and assuming you have sufficient C experience) it should be
> pretty trivial to fix.
> B. Use a vanilla kernel. It should work just fine.
> 
> BTW, you might want to upgrade to a newer FC version. FC4 has been moved
> to legacy mode.

New server coming up.  FC6 disk #4.iso completing download as I type.

:m)




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