Hello - Forgive me if this question has been answered before. I recently joined the mailing list and Suse as well as the Linux world as a whole. How does one upgrade the kernel in a Suse distribution? Should I just download the latest sources from kernel.org and compile myself according to a How-to or is there a method to do it using a customized version from Suse and a specific procedure that should be followed? I searched their knowledge base but didn't really find a straight-forward answer. Thanks in advance - Matt -- Matt Mendelow matt@poblano.com Brooklyn, New York AIM: MattDaveMend Yahoo: MattDaveMend MSN Msgr: MattDaveMend "Before the beginnings of great brilliance, there must be chaos..."
You are looking for: http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/ftpkernel.html On Thursday 10 January 2002 09:23 am, Matt Mendelow wrote:
Hello -
Forgive me if this question has been answered before. I recently joined the mailing list and Suse as well as the Linux world as a whole. How does one upgrade the kernel in a Suse distribution? Should I just download the latest sources from kernel.org and compile myself according to a How-to or is there a method to do it using a customized version from Suse and a specific procedure that should be followed? I searched their knowledge base but didn't really find a straight-forward answer.
Thanks in advance -
Matt
-- Matt Mendelow matt@poblano.com Brooklyn, New York
AIM: MattDaveMend Yahoo: MattDaveMend MSN Msgr: MattDaveMend
"Before the beginnings of great brilliance, there must be chaos..."
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There are several packages in the /pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/kernel/2.4.16-20011220 directory. Do I only need k_deflt? I am using ReiserFS and I notice a package that mentions that. I suppose I need that as well as the source too? The instructions in the previous link were a little light on detail. The other thing I should have asked was that I need support for specific USB devices such as the Handspring and Sony Clie which is available in kernels 2.4.9 and beyond but I'm not sure if its been compiled into this 2.4.16 kernel that Suse offers. If not, do I need to compile my own from scratch? If so, how do I preserve the Suse customization of their kernel while adding the support I need? Thanks for the URL. - Matt -----Original Message----- From: Jon Tillman [mailto:tillmanj@sccoast.net] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:45 AM To: Matt Mendelow; suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] How to upgrade a Suse kernel You are looking for: http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/ftpkernel.html On Thursday 10 January 2002 09:23 am, Matt Mendelow wrote:
Hello -
Forgive me if this question has been answered before. I recently joined the mailing list and Suse as well as the Linux world as a whole. How does one upgrade the kernel in a Suse distribution? Should I just download the latest sources from kernel.org and compile myself according to a How-to or is there a method to do it using a customized
version from Suse and a specific procedure that should be followed? I searched their knowledge base but didn't really find a straight-forward answer.
Thanks in advance -
Matt
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AIM: MattDaveMend Yahoo: MattDaveMend MSN Msgr: MattDaveMend
"Before the beginnings of great brilliance, there must be chaos..."
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Hello, Matt. When you connect to the SuSE ftp server, many of the directories will have a greeting explaining some of what is in the directory. Of course, this depends on your ftp client. In the kernel directory, you would need the appropriate kernel RPM: k_deflt SuSE's Regular Pentium Optimised Kernel k_i386 Kernel for older 386/486 and some older AMD processors k_psmp SMP kernel for classic/MMX Pentia k_smp SMP kernel for Pentium Pro and later processors The other RPMs in the folder (jfsprogs, modutils and reiserfs) are in there as they have been updated to work with the newer kernel. Of course, if you will only be rolling your own kernel, then there's not much point in downloading the ready rolled ones. Then you'd just need the sources and the other RPMs. However, it might be worthwhile for you to try the SuSE kernel first to see if it works with your special devices. Bye for now, Stuart. -----Original Message----- From: Matt Mendelow [mailto:matt@poblano.com] Sent: 10 January 2002 14:38 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: RE: [SLE] How to upgrade a Suse kernel There are several packages in the /pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/kernel/2.4.16-20011220 directory. Do I only need k_deflt? I am using ReiserFS and I notice a package that mentions that. I suppose I need that as well as the source too? The instructions in the previous link were a little light on detail. The other thing I should have asked was that I need support for specific USB devices such as the Handspring and Sony Clie which is available in kernels 2.4.9 and beyond but I'm not sure if its been compiled into this 2.4.16 kernel that Suse offers. If not, do I need to compile my own from scratch? If so, how do I preserve the Suse customization of their kernel while adding the support I need? Thanks for the URL. - Matt <snip>
Can anyone recommend a good UPS that [you know] works with SuSE. In other words, a UPS that can be interfaced to provide auto graceful shutdown of the computer. I'd like 700-900 VA (400-550watts), 10-15 minutes run time at 400 watts, affordable for a poverty-stricken geek, and from a competant manufacturer. Is that asking too much? I now have a Trip Lite SmartPro 700, The vendor (Page Computer) advertised it as having both USB and DBD-9 serial ports, but it arrived with only USB, and I cannot figure out how to get the USB port to work with Linux. Or, do you know a power-control program that works with Tripp Lite USB. (Trip Lite support was marginally responsive.) Thanks ... Reed, alta@alta-research.com
APC UPS's work fine with Linux and they have software for them on their site. They are connected via serial port. I've got the 650 version. Works fine. * alta (spam@alta-research.com) [020115 10:51]: -> ->Can anyone recommend a good UPS that [you know] works with SuSE. In ->other words, a UPS that can be interfaced to provide auto graceful ->shutdown of the computer. -> ->I'd like 700-900 VA (400-550watts), 10-15 minutes run time at 400 ->watts, affordable for a poverty-stricken geek, and from a competant ->manufacturer. Is that asking too much? -> ->I now have a Trip Lite SmartPro 700, The vendor (Page Computer) ->advertised it as having both USB and DBD-9 serial ports, but it ->arrived with only USB, and I cannot figure out how to get the USB ->port to work with Linux. -> ->Or, do you know a power-control program that works with Tripp Lite ->USB. (Trip Lite support was marginally responsive.) -> ->Thanks ... Reed, alta@alta-research.com -> ->-- ->To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com ->For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com ->Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the ->archives at http://lists.suse.com -> -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...
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