Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Thursday 23 February 2006 22:46, Buddy Coffey wrote:
I've never done a kernel upgrade before, but 10.0 is at 2.6.13, and 10.1 Beta?? is at 2.6.15 last I > looked. I've heard horror stories about inexperienced users trying to upgrade a kernel, but I have > to use this machine for work. Does anyone have any advice?
Since this is a new install, I say go for it. Worst case is you have to do the 10.0 install again.
No.... a reinstall would not be necessary if the kernel mod is done right. He should be able to boot either the new kernel, the old, or any kernel he has available.
The upgrade can be done without compromising the current existing kernel.
I agree of course. The purpose of my comment was to instill confidence that even if he managed to screw it up royally (which he won't), he could still recover simply enough.