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> I'm inclined to sumbit to the expertise of others when choosing kernel |
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> compilation options, and so I generally boot a recent liveCD and take a copy |
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> of the kernel .config from there (`zcat /proc/config.gz`) |
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> System Rescue CD uses a kernel of about the same vintage as the one you're |
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> trying to upgrade to. I suggest you boot with it & see if your NIC works. If |
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> so, copy the kernel config & `make oldconfig`. |
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> http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page |
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> Stroller. |
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I'm pretty sure the kernels used for LiveCDs are absolutely huge because |
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they just assume you have basically every piece of hardware available, and |
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thus take much longer to boot (comparing a LiveCD on my machine to my |
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kernel, maybe 4 to 5 times longer). So, sure this will make your computer |
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work, but it doesn't really seem like a good way to go about things, at |
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least not other than for the first boot and a backup kernel. |
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Come to think of it, this sounds like an amazing way to make a backup kernel |
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for when something goes wrong so I don't have to throw in the Live CD |
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(assuming grub is still booting at that point). But not for your primary |
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kernel for daily use. |
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