Re: linux kernel installation

In comp.os.linux.setup Peter T. Breuer <ptb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> x <cupidisdangerous@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> how to install a new linux kernel on an already installed linux system.

> Put it in place in your /boot directory, add its modules to your
> /lib/modules hierarchy, maybe make an approprate ramdisk image if you
> use ramdisks to boot, and add the appropriate stanza to whatever your
> boot loader config file is, and maybe run whatever your boot loader
> installer is.

;)

>> I am using redhat 9.0 presently. I want to upgrade its kernel to some
>> new kernel which has the ability to mount ntfs as read write.

There's no Linux kernel that will write ntfs reliable, since the
specs for ntfs aren't open, none is able to develop one. Use a
vfat partition for data exchange or samba if it's remote. There
was some doze app 'explore2fs' to read/write ext2, dunno if it's
still maintained and working with ext3?

> Uh ... that's not a function of the kernel but of the kernel DRIVER you
> use. You can choose to install a new driver, not a new kernel.

>> thanx and please be elaborate regarding the installation procedure.

> The procedure depends on you and your circumstances and choices. What
> boot loader have you preferred to use, for example? Well, whatever it
> is, read its instructions, and do the appropriate thing .. there's
> really no need to treat a little thing like an additional kernel in its
> boot menu as a great difficulty!

Indeed, but it might be scary for the unaware.

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