2.4 Kernel (was Re: question)

[Rick Rosinski]

I am using Slack 7.1 with a 2.2.16 kernel.  Everything works fine, so I put 
off upgrading the kernel until the new Slack version comes out (god only 
knows when).  It is supposed to have the 2.4 kernel.  It is much smoother?  
What do you mean by that?  Is it faster, or do programs run without freezing 
the system for a split second - as it sometimes does?  I want to upgrade to 
the new kernel, but I don't know if my current installation is ready (and how 
would I know whether or not I can run the kernel?).  I am hesitant to upgrade 
to the new kernel because I will have to recompile a few apps that depend on 
kernel code, and also because I don't know if my system will support it.  
What are the benefits and / or new features that 2.4 offers?  Things seem to 
be running o.k. with 2.2.16?  Should I even bother with the new kernel?


On Thursday 15 February 2001 06:42, you wrote:
> If you are using your old initrd, that could be your problem.  The initrd
> file is an initial ram disk that the kernel has access to that hold modules
> that it would need on boot, such as scsi or RAID drivers.   More than
> likely, unless you are using scsi or booting off a RAID, you probably don't
> need one at all.   If you do find that you need one you can make a new one
> by running the command such as mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.45-1.img 2.4.1
>
> You also need a distro that is capable of running a 2.4 kernel.  I
> personally don't know if Stormix/Debian is right now, but I know that bad
> things can happen if you try to run a kernel on a system that isn't ready
> for it.  I personally have been running it for a while on a Mandrake 7.2
> distro and it's awesome compared to the 2.2 kernels....  soooo much
> smoother on my little SMP system.... and all the stupid hardware problems
> that the 2.2 kernel had with a BP6 motherboard are all gone.
> I would definatly check around to see if stormix is ready though.
>
> Brian Cluff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > im running stormix 2.04 with kernel 2.2.16 and for
> > some reason im having an issue with making a new
> > kernel im trying to use either the 2.4.0 kernel source
> > or the 2.4.1 source for some reason it will make
> > bzImage correctly but then after i add it to my
> > lilo.conf it freaks out gets to the now booting your
> > kernel and doesnt do anything .... oh im using an msi
> > k7pro motherboard with an amdk7/550 i also have a
> > bootable scsi card and was wondering if that was why
> > it wasnt working correctly ... in my original install
> > it makes an initrd file ref. in my root.bin but when i
> > do the kernel upgrade it doesnt put a new initrd ref ...
> >
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