Re: 2.6 kernel with SuSE 9.0

From: Paul Cooke (paul_cooke_at_linuxmail_NOSPAM.org)
Date: 08/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 05:41:39 GMT

Nathan Gilbert wrote:

> I'm new to compiling kernels and such and I have some questions.
>
> Would it be possible to take the kernel source rpm from suse's ftp site
> (kernel-source-2.6.4-52.src.rpm), build it and install in on a system
> with 2.4.xxx/ suse 9.0?
>
> Would I need to do any other kind of modifications?
>

yes, it's perfectly possible to do that... but why bother, when just by
upgrading to 9.1 it is already done for you. Plus you get a heck of a lot
of other software already upgraded at the same time.