[K12OSN] Netraverse patch for Win4Lin - Fedora Core 3

[Petre Scheie]

Well, it looks like that's their answer: they provide only 2.4 kernels, and if 
you want to use a system with a 2.6 kernel you have to patch it yourself. 
Rebuilding a kernel isn't really that hard, and their instructions on adding 
their patches look fairly straight forward--although note that they reference 
lilo when installing the new kernel, and RH-based systems have been using grub 
for some years now.  Make sure you try this on a test box, not a production box, 
because you'll probably have some bumps along the way.

Petre

Krsnendu dasa wrote:
> This message was in a recent email received from netraverse---
> 
> Like our full Win4Lin 5 product, Win4Lin Home supports all Linux
> distributions including Fedora Core 3.  For more information see
> instructions at http://www.netraverse.com/support/docs/kernel_patching.html 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf
> Of Petre Scheie
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2005 3:42 a.m.
> To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Netraverse patch for Win4Lin - Fedora Core 3
> 
> FC3 ships with a 2.6.x kernel.  Win4Lin usually supplies its own kernel,
> which 
> is added to the boot loader menu so you can choose.  Looking at Netraverse's
> 
> website, I don't see any reference to them supporting a 2.6 kernel.  The
> page 
> you point to is for building your own Win4Lin kernel, in case you have a 
> customized kernel and you want to add support for Win4Lin to it.  You might
> be 
> able to do just that using those instructions, but I would start by emailing
> or 
> calling Netraverse and asking them if Win4Lin will run on FC3/kernel 2.6.
> 
> Petre
> 
> Krsnendu dasa wrote:
> 
>>I would like to try out Win4Lin on K12LTSP 4.2.0
>>Any pointers or advice?
>>I have heard that you have to patch FC 3 to make it work. Can I do this
> 
> with
> 
>>K12LTSP too? How do I do it?
>>
>>I have been to http://www.netraverse.com/support/docs/kernel_patching.html
> 
> 
>>But it is a bit beyond me at this stage. Any help would be greatly
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Krsnendu dasa
>>
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