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quoth the Maarten: |
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> Hi list, |
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> I'm new to the list (and gentoo) but not to linux. |
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> I just started with gentoo, had to use the 2004.2 image since 2004.3 |
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> crashed at installtime on my machine (thinkpad 600X)... |
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> I used stage 2. Since then I succesfully installed a lot of apps like KDE |
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> and such, but my kernel is still a selfmade 2.4 one. Now I need to get my |
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> wireless cards working but I'd rather upgrade the kernel first for fear of |
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> doing things twice (or wrong) due to the changed pcmcia drivers. |
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> I think I correctly upgraded 2004.2 to 2004.3 but how do I check that to |
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> make sure? The machine did not do anything spectacular when I made that |
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> change, is that expected behaviour ? Now for the fullfillment of the |
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> transition to 2004.3 I need a kernel 2.6, right ? Can someone point me to |
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> the docs that detail that step cause I could not find that very well. |
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> Or do I just somehow get the sources and start compiling ? |
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> How do I make sure I retain my current kernel as a second boot option if |
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> the 2.6 kernel will not boot ? |
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> Thanks in advance, |
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It is misleading to refer to gentoo 'versions'. 2004.2 and 2003.3 are just |
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releases of the install cd. After installing, and running "emerge -u system" |
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your system will be up to date with the most recent stable versions, |
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regardless of which install cd you choose. |
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PS you can run any kernel you want...2.4 or 2.6 |
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darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org |
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"...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." |
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- Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 |