Kevin McLauchlan
uname says I have kernel 2.4.19-4GB on my Athlon machine. That's from September.
YaST says that the installed kernel version is: k_athlon-2.4.19-66
1) Is uname showing me the same kind of thing that YaST is talking about? Or are these two different "kernels"??
uname is reporting the operating system release YaST is reporting the rpm release version They are the same kernel.
2) What do I do to make the k_athlon kernel active?
It is active (at least according to rpm)
2) Should I be concerned about k_athlon-2.4.19-167.i586.rpm that's available in the SuSE section of rpmfind and other sites?
Yes: markgray@soyo:/ARK/8.1-updates> cat rpm/i586/k_athlon-2.4.19-167.i586_en.info k_athlon: Kernel optimized for AMD Athlon processors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File: k_athlon-2.4.19-167.i586.rpm Patchrpm: k_athlon-2.4.19-167.i586.patch.rpm Version: 2.4.19 Size: 21392 kB Patchsize: 13808 kB Date: Wed 27 Nov 2002 03:35:33 AM CET Source: k_athlon-2.4.19-167.src.rpm Security: No ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: This kernel update fixes several problems that can result in crashes or other malfunctions, in particular if using ICP Vortex RAID controllers or multiple IDE disks. It is necessary to reboot after applying the patch in order for the changes to become effective.
I'm having REALLY bad X problems, and a few people have suggested that an updated kernel will help.
What's the poop?
You did not mention you had an Athlon -- this is built from the same kernel sources as k_deflt-2.4.19-174 and fixes the same problems.