Re: [Discussion] Web100 and Fedora Core 5

[Christine Siegel <siegel@xxxxxxx>]

Rich,

Thanks for the reply. I'm fuzzy on one point only; are you saying there 
are patches specifically for FC5 2.6.17 and 2.6.18, or for the 
kernel.org 2.6.17 and .18? I'm being asked to install web100 on my 
laptop as a test ground, so it's temporary. The only attachment I have 
to FC5 2.6.16 is that it works. My understanding is that if I did build 
a 2.6.17/8 from kernel.org with the web100 patch, I could use that 
kernel while the testing is in progress and then revert to my old kernel 
if any problems arose. Do I have that right? My management endorses FC5 
so I believe I will eventually have to end up running FC5 again.

Thanks,
Chris

Christine Siegel
Systems Administrator
University Systems & Security
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Email: siegel@xxxxxxx
Voice: (201) 692-7131



Richard Carlson wrote:
> Chris;
>
> As Doug said earlier, what steps you take depend on what you want to 
> do.  If you really want to keep this specific kernel, then you will 
> need to retrieve the source for it from a FC5 repository and download 
> the appropriate web100 kernel patch.  More than likely, you will run 
> into some failures so you will need to manually fix these problems 
> before your kernel will build.
>
> If you don't really need this specific kernel, then you can upgrade to 
> the 2.6.17 or 2.6.18 kernel series.  There are patches for these 
> kernels so they should apply without any specific problem.  These 
> later kernels will easily work with the rest of the FC5 files, it's 
> just that you will be using your own custom kernel instead of the one 
> Fedora provides.
>
> Regards;
> Rich
>
> At 02:06 PM 11/2/2006, Christine Siegel wrote:
> > I would like to patch my Fedora Core 5 kernel 
> > (2.6.16-1.2122_FC5-i686) with the web100 patch. Does anyone have any 
> > experience with this kernel? Has anyone successfully created and 
> > installed using this kernel?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> >
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> > Fairleigh Dickinson University
> > Email: siegel@xxxxxxx
> > Voice: (201) 692-7131
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