[ale] Distributions and 2.2.12

Jim Williams dalavon at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 14 12:19:24 EST 1999


I was thinking the same thing.  It is much easier then
it sounds.

--- Chris Kilroy <kilroyc at ufl.edu> wrote:
> Download the kernel source for the version you want.
> 
> It really isn't that hard to configure and compilea
> and install a new kernel.
> 
> I've done it 4+ times and i've only been using linux
> since February.
> 
> You'll get better performance as well since you
> won't have tons of useless stuff
> compiled in.
> 
> Chris
> 
> Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> 
> > It is my understanding that RH 6.1 has 2.2.12.  I
> just looked this up
> > because I have a machine on hand that needs 2.2.13
> to be able to use its
> > drives, so I kinda need a distro with 2.2.13
> unless I want to go through a
> > whole bunch of legerdomain that I don't want to
> get into.
> >
> > FWIW, machine in question is an old EISA-bus
> Compaq Prosignia VS with a
> > 53c710 (NOT 53c810) SCSI controller.  2.2.13 has
> support for the 710.
> >
> > - Jeff
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Chris Fowler [mailto:chrisf at computone.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 4:24 PM
> > > To: 'ale at ale.org'
> > > Subject: [ale] Distributions and 2.2.12
> > >
> > >
> > > Can someone tell me what Linux distributions
> have kernel
> > > 2.2.12 or greater?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chris
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Jim Williams
Software Developer, ICC/GRSoftware
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