Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody

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Date: 12/29/04

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    Alexei Chetroi wrote:

    >On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 05:59:47AM -0800, saravanan ganapathy wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 05:59:47 -0800 (PST)
    >>From: saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com>
    >>To: Alexei Chetroi <debian@lexa.uniflux-line.net>
    >>Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
    >>Subject: Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody
    >>
    >>
    >...
    >

    >
    > The latest kernel on kernel.org is 2.4.28 indeed. The debian stable
    >choosed kernel 2.4.18 as kernel for woody release. So debian's kernel
    >2.4.18 includes security patches for exploits found in kernels 2.4.19,
    >.20, etc.
    >
    > Kernel 2.4.18 does support highmem, but debian's package is compiled
    >without highmem support. So you have two options:
    >
    >1st.
    >Recompile debian's 2.4.18 kernel with highmem support, keep eye on
    >debian-security-announce list and whenever kernel 2.4.18 gets updated
    >recompile it.
    >
    >2nd.
    >use latest kernel from kernel.org compiled with highmem support and
    >recompile it whenever security hole is discovered.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >>Is there any lack in this?
    >>
    >>
    >
    >--
    >Alexei Chetroi
    >
    >
    >
    >
    if your sources.list in /etc/apt/ are "correct" you can also install a
    debian package from Sarge or Sid 2.4.27 and 2.6.9.

    I think it's the best way.

    bye 

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