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From: Ernie Schroder <schroder@×××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] uname -a question
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:20:27
Message-Id: 200601280952.54455.schroder@ntplx.net
1 Where does uname find kernel version? For my last 2 new kernels, uname -a
2 returns some off the wall kernel version. It seems to be picking up extra
3 info from God know where.
4
5 $ uname -a
6 Linux MRK 2.6.15-gentoo-r12.6.14-r-4_new #1 Fri Jan 27 12:38:49 EST 2006 i686
7 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
8
9 running kernel lines from grub.conf:
10
11 title Gentoo-2.6.15
12 root (hd0,0)
13 kernel /bzImage-2.6.15-r1 root=/dev/hda5
14
15 cat /proc/version
16 Linux version 2.6.15-gentoo-r12.6.14-r-4_new (root@MRK) (gcc version 3.4.4
17 (Gentoo 3.4.4-r1, ssp-3.4.4-1.0, pie-8.7.8)) #1 Fri Jan 27 12:38:49 EST 2006
18
19 /lib/modules for the new kernels is affected too:
20
21 $ locate r12.6.14-r-4_new
22 /lib/modules/2.6.15-gentoo-r12.6.14-r-4_new
23 <snip>
24
25 Everything is working just fine, but this is annoying me to no end.
26
27 --
28 Regards, Ernie
29 --
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Re: [gentoo-user] uname -a question Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>