New kernel

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macondo
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Joined: 16. Jun 2011, 02:08

New kernel

Post by macondo »

Somewhere in this forum i read that one of the devs, Thenktor or Shador, (i'm not familiar with the names) had compiled the new linux kernel. (2.6 -> 3.x) From the answers in the thread, it looked like a lot of people know how to achieve this.

Is it possible for somebody to write a howto explaining (as if we were a 6-yr-old) how to install a new kernel or upgrade the kernel; this would be great for users with new laptops, etc.

I must confess i have selfish reasons: i'm planning on getting a new laptop :oops:
Shador
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Re: New kernel

Post by Shador »

The instructions in there aren't really sketchy and therefor not exactly short either (http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3562). I don't see how they should be even more detailed while still coming as a readable amount. I do assume that you know how to edit files and how to install packages. And to read of course. :D
If there's something specific you don't understand feel free to ask for clarification otherwise.

Actually not much is required anyway after adding the repository to /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc. For most users this should work:

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slapt-get -i kernel-huge-recent-smp kernel-modules-recent-smp kernel-firmware kernel-headers kernel-source-recent
lilo -c -v
kernel-huge-recent and kernel-modules-recent are needed instead for 64Bit. Also have a look at the hints.

Those short instructions give no understanding of what's going on though and thus could easily create problems if you were not "most users".


I just beautified that other post with the kernel packages a bit but the content didn't really change. ;)
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macondo
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Re: New kernel

Post by macondo »

Thank you...
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