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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Michael <confabulate@××××××××.com> |
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 21:45 |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] old kernel on Gentoo |
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> On Wednesday, 17 June 2020 18:36:51 BST J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> > On 17 June 2020 18:52:49 CEST, Raffaele BELARDI |
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> > <raffaele.belardi@××.com> |
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> wrote: |
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> > >Hello, |
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> > > |
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> > >I might need to build and run an old 3.x kernel on a Desktop PC for |
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> > >some very specific tests. Would Gentoo be a good solution? |
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> > >I see that currently gentoo-sources only includes 4.x and 5.x sources. |
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> > > |
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> > >Thanks, |
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> > > |
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> > >raffaele |
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> > |
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> > Not entirely certain userspace will be supported, but it shouldn't be |
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> > too difficult to test. |
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> > |
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> > -- |
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> > Joost |
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> Have a look here: |
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> https://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/sys- |
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> kernel/gentoo-sources/?hideattic=0 |
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> However, unless you replicate a system from back then you will be trying to |
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> build old sources with a new toolchain. Perhaps it would be easier to fetch |
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Yes, that is my main worry. I guess there is no way to tell unless you try.
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> an old minimal CD with a 3 series kernel, or for a ready made OS and kernel |
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> into one, see if you can dig out some older Debian release? |
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