Re: kernel upgrade question (2.4.7-10 -> 2.4.18-27.7)
"Taylor, ForrestX" <[email protected]>
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George Gallen wrote: > Can I jump from 2.4.7-10 right to 2.4.18-27, or do I need to upgrade from > each .7 -> .8 -> .9 -> etc... You can just install 2.4.18-27. > > What is the difference between 2.4.18.. and 2.4.18..bigmem? > Is there a 2.4.18smp..bigmem? I didn't see that one. bigmem can use up to 64 GB RAM (the regular kernel has support for up to 4 GB). bigmem is SMP, because you'll probably need more than one processor with 64 GB RAM ;o) Forrest --