Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3785 mails)

[Trey Gruel <drathos-suse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 1. The 9.0 release comes with a "test" 2.6 kernel ----- as well as 
> implementation of the User Mode Linux (UML) kernel patches------- so does 
> that mean that the 2.6 kernel will have a k_deflt kernel and a k_uml kernel? 
> Or does the UML patches only apply to the "standard" 2.4.21 kernel????

uml is part of the 2.6 kernel (it got merged quite a while ago).  i
imagine that they mean there is a rpm of the 2.4 kernel that includes the
uml patches.

> 2. I have been checking prices of various 64 bit mobo's and processors; and a 
> person would be insane not to go ahead and spring for it if they were in the 
> market for a new one. IMHO. But, does the 64 bit version also come with the 
> 2.6 kernel and/or UML patches????

depends on which 64-bit proc you are looking at.  if you're looking at a 
base athlon64, then go ahead.  if you're looking at a athlon64fx, you 
should wait til spring when they switch over to the new packaging (939-pin 
vs 940-pin) which will allow you to use unbuffered ram (the kind you can 
easily get).

as for what the 64-bit version of suse comes with, it should be exactly
the same as suse pro for x86, just compiled for the amd64.

-- 
trey