I noticed that the slackware site mentioned that 9.1 is "2.6 Ready",
does this mean that all I have to do is download a 2.6 kernel (test7 is
the newest to date) and compile it ? Did I have to have chosen a
specific GCC (3.2.3 ?) to be able to use a 2.6 kernel ?


Cheers,


Bards.

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 21:47:21 +1000, bards wrote:

> I noticed that the slackware site mentioned that 9.1 is "2.6 Ready",
> does this mean that all I have to do is download a 2.6 kernel (test7 is
> the newest to date) and compile it ?

Thats it.

> Did I have to have chosen a specific GCC (3.2.3 ?) to be able to use a
> 2.6 kernel ?

No.

File to read for details on checking your system is;
/usr/src/linux-2.6.0testx/Documentaion/Changes

Most things in slack-9.1 have higher version numbers than is "needed".
So like it was stated, slack-9.1 is 2.6 ready.

>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Bards.

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Richard Adams wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 21:47:21 +1000, bards wrote:
>
>
>>I noticed that the slackware site mentioned that 9.1 is "2.6 Ready",
>>does this mean that all I have to do is download a 2.6 kernel (test7 is
>>the newest to date) and compile it ?
>
>
> Thats it.
>
>
>>Did I have to have chosen a specific GCC (3.2.3 ?) to be able to use a
>>2.6 kernel ?
>
>
> No.
>
> File to read for details on checking your system is;
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.0testx/Documentaion/Changes
>
> Most things in slack-9.1 have higher version numbers than is "needed".
> So like it was stated, slack-9.1 is 2.6 ready.
>
>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>
>>Bards.
>
>

Yes, thats all that it needed. Thanks for your help Richard.

I'll read the doco later, but I noticed that none of my modules loaded
automatically, I checked the rc scripts and it should run a depmod -a.

2.6 seems very responsive and I like the fact the I/O wait figure in
'top' is being used at last.


Cheers,


Bards.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:38:12 +1000, bards wrote:

[snip]

> I'll read the doco later, but I noticed that none of my modules loaded
> automatically, I checked the rc scripts and it should run a depmod -a.

With the new version you should omit the `-a', "man depmod".

> 2.6 seems very responsive and I like the fact the I/O wait figure in
> 'top' is being used at last.

Interesting.

--
-Menno.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:38:12 +1000, bards wrote:

> Yes, thats all that it needed. Thanks for your help Richard.
>
> I'll read the doco later, but I noticed that none of my modules loaded
> automatically, I checked the rc scripts and it should run a depmod -a.
>

I haven't made the leap yet, so this might not be completely accurate, but
I believe that you also need to upgrade your module-init-tools for
modprobe & depmod to work.

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...rusty/modules/

James K wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:38:12 +1000, bards wrote:
>
>
>>Yes, thats all that it needed. Thanks for your help Richard.
>>
>>I'll read the doco later, but I noticed that none of my modules loaded
>>automatically, I checked the rc scripts and it should run a depmod -a.
>>
>
>
> I haven't made the leap yet, so this might not be completely accurate, but
> I believe that you also need to upgrade your module-init-tools for
> modprobe & depmod to work.
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...rusty/modules/
>

Thanks James, that looks like it might be what I need.

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:11:36 -0700, James K wrote:

> On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:38:12 +1000, bards wrote:
>
>> Yes, thats all that it needed. Thanks for your help Richard.
>>
>> I'll read the doco later, but I noticed that none of my modules loaded
>> automatically, I checked the rc scripts and it should run a depmod -a.
>>
>
> I haven't made the leap yet, so this might not be completely accurate, but
> I believe that you also need to upgrade your module-init-tools for
> modprobe & depmod to work.

No you DONT need to upgarde mod-utils at all. Like Pat said, slack-9.1 is
2.6 ready.

> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...rusty/modules/

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try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community
is built on organized crime.

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http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:38:12 +1000
bards <bards1888@yahoo.com.au.au> wrote:

> I'll read the doco later, but I noticed that none of my modules loaded
> automatically, I checked the rc scripts and it should run a depmod -a.
>

Probably you need to generate the modprobe.conf file to load your modules.
(you can use /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf).
The file modules.conf is no longer used in 2.6.x. Anyone correct me if am wrong/

Greeting from Argentina

--
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Richard Adams wrote:
| On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:11:36 -0700, James K wrote:
|
|
|>On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:38:12 +1000, bards wrote:
|>
|>
|>>Yes, thats all that it needed. Thanks for your help Richard.
|>>
|>>I'll read the doco later, but I noticed that none of my modules loaded
|>>automatically, I checked the rc scripts and it should run a depmod -a.
|>>
|>
|>I haven't made the leap yet, so this might not be completely accurate, but
|>I believe that you also need to upgrade your module-init-tools for
|>modprobe & depmod to work.
|
|
| No you DONT need to upgarde mod-utils at all. Like Pat said, slack-9.1 is
| 2.6 ready.
|
|
|>http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...rusty/modules/
|
|

Hi, Can i just ask why after i compiled and reboot my system with the
new kernel, I always get a blank screen with nothing loading, sometimes
it even hang the system...

Thanks.

Regards,
Wong Kum Weng

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On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 09:48:41PM PDT, Wong Kum Weng wrote
in article <3f8b7fbc$1@news.starhub.net.sg>:

> Hi, Can i just ask why after i compiled and reboot my system with the
> new kernel, I always get a blank screen with nothing loading, sometimes

verify your lilo.conf, it may be trying to set a screenmode that your
videocard does not support, or that your kernel does not support (eg,
you forget to select framebuffer)

you can always use "vga=normal"

> it even hang the system...

no it doesn't, you just don't see anything.


Jurgen.

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