Re: newbie question on kernel compatibility for oM

Blair

The patch applies most cleanly on vanilla kernels (kernels from kernel.org),
but it should apply nicely to Debian and Fedora kernels (of the appropriate
version, obviously) just as well. Of course, YMMV.

Moshe



On 2/16/07, Blair Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Hopefully this will be my first and only dumb question to the openmosix
> mail list.  I just wanted clarification on some issues before I go
> messing with my core kernel installations.
>
> Reading the FAQ and other docs I still find the kernel patch idea
> confusing.  In some places the documentation states that one can just
> install the RPM (or apt-get for Debian).  But in other places there are
> warnings (maybe just my impression?) that you need an appropriate
> "vanilla" kernel.   I would not mind a clear explanation of what
> openMosix patch one can use with what kernel.
>
> My bottom line question is that I have a few Fedora Core systems with
> the 2.6.17 kernel installed, plus a laptop with kernel
> 2.6.17-1.2157_1.rhfc5.cubbi_suspend2.  So can I still use the openMosix
> 2.6.15 beta binaries or will I have to wait for an openMosix 2.6.17 to
> be released?  Will I need to downgrade my kernels to 2.6.15 for now, and
> how about the minor version number?  Or is it only a matter of using the
> same openMosix patch for each machine in the cluster and the linux
> kernel number is irrelevant provided it is higher then 2.14????
>
> Is it possible to build an openMosix patch for 2.6.17 from source?
> What's gonna bust if I try to install the oM 2.4.26 patch on top of my
> existing 2.6 kernel?
>
> Hope someone can help,
> Regards to all.
>
> --
> Dr Blair M. Smith
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