There is a bit of a difference between the plain kernel.org source and the suse source. 1) By default almost EVERYTHING you could need or possibly want is compiled as a module and configured by default to be a module in the SuSE source. Kerel.org kernels have pretty stripped configuration by default that takes some time to wade through and modularize (and sometimes some modules are broken and dont compile!). This leads to compatibility. The kernel.org ones by default arent made to be compatible with everything without your intervention. It usually takes a bit of knowledge about your hardware to make sure you get all the modules you need from a kernel.org kernel. SuSE's kernels are made to be compatible with as much hardware and machines as possible without special intervention. 2) SuSE has some modifications to their kernel. Although I dont know by how much, or wetehre it will break compatibility, they have patched it. 3) With that being said... If you're experienced its no problem to upgrade the kernel. I went from SuSE 8.1-2.4.19 to kernel.org's 2.4.20 with no problems. On Sunday 27 April 2003 10:57 pm, Craig Bell wrote:

I have SuSE 8.2 Personal and assumed I could get the kernel source off of SuSE's web site the way I did for 8.1. Can't find it anywhere. I know it's on the Professional CDs, so does SuSE wait a while before putting the latest source RPMs on their web site?

While on this topic, I'm still trying to understand how this whole kernel open-source works. What are the differences between SuSE's kernel source (eg. kernel-source-2.4.19.SuSE-69) and the kernel source I can get off of kernel.org? Are they substantial? Any comments on just using my SuSE 8.1 as a starting point and then maintaining my own build by pulling down various kernel levels as they come out? What's others' experience with this?

Thanks! Craig

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