I killed my motherboard last week, so had to get a new one. I got an Asus K8V-X SE, which has an AD1888 Soundmax chip. When I didn't get any sound, I started investigating (yeah, I know :-) and found that the 1888 is not supported until the 2.6.14 kernel. 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? In my case, "inexperienced" I mean I've programmed in unix (not linux, yet) for ~10 years, but never done system administration or kernel compilations. I've never even done a system upgrade -- I've always backed up my user data and reinstalled the entire system. In this manner, I've gone from Suse 5.1 to Suse 7.0 to Mandrake 8.2 to Suse 9.0 to Suse 9.2 to Suse 9.3, and finally to Suse 10.0. I'm quite comfortable as a linux user, moderately comfortable as a bottom-level administrator (I've set up my home network, gotten Samba running so my wife's XP Pro machine can share with me, and done the upgrades noted above), and quite nervous about messing with the kernel. If the beta is pretty solid, I'd prefer that. Or am I unnecessarily nervous about kernel work? John Perry
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. Take out the SuSE manual (or look at the relevant sections in the PDF), and *carefully* read through the steps. In addition, evaluate what non-SuSE drivers you are using that may need separate re-compile (e.g., graphics drivers from nVidia and ATI). In my case, I need a special driver for my onboard gigabit ethernet, so I know to keep the source for that on a floppy so I can re-compile and install after an upgrade. (It's hard to download the source when you can't connect to the internet!) Good luck! You'll do fine. Buddy Coffey Advanced Electromagnetics
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.
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.
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