I've been running 7.3pro since it came out and have had little to no problems. I noticed a new kernel was out and I'm thinking of upgrading.
Should I?
Depends. I did it, but I have no desire to do it again. My reasoning was because I belived that the newest kernel available had better sound support for my SBLive card. I would recommend upgrading in the following situations: 1.) Something is not working correctly and the only way to fix it is to re- compile the kernel. 2.) You are incredibly curious, like a little pain, and have lots of free time. :) For a "newbie", it is kind of a nail-biting process. The nice thing is that you can set up LILO so you can always boot up your old kernel if the new one does not boot. A very nice safety net. Someone once posted a great kernel upgrade mini-howto on this list. You might want to search the archives. Good luck. Josh
I've never compiled a kernel so I have no idea how to do it. Is it a pain? Can someone either give me an "idiot's guide to kernel upgrading" or a link that gives a step-by-step?
Thanks, Tom