Ronald KA4INM Youvan wrote:
> I am just a user, I know nothing. I am curious about the latest kernels.
> I run 2.4.26, the current Slackware kernel. What is the current 2.6.n
> kernel status? It is written very differently, and no previous driver
> will work, how is the development of all of the drivers we need coming
> along?
> Are the drivers still ' stored as gziped object files?
> Can they still be installed and removed from the running kernel etc?
> I don't want tt experiment, I want to change over when everything is
> ready for me. I create more than enough grief for my self without
> experimenting.
If you grab Knoppix v3.4, it has the option of booting 2.4 or 2.6 from
the CDROM. You can see if it detects all of your devices and can use
them properly.
--ronan
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