Re: Running Tao with 2.6 kernel?

Erich Focht <efocht-e+cCxrzAqRFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> writes:

> I'd like to run Tao Linux with a 2.6 kernel (say from FC3). Which
> packages do I need to update (modutils probably? anything else?)?
> There was once page on the web with such information but it seems to
> be gone (somthing like ...redhat.../arjanv/2.6/).
>
> Thanks for any hints!

Hi.  I've been running 2.6 on a White Box system for a while now
without trouble.  If there are rpms for the 2.6-compatable
module-init-tools, then I'm sure someone will chime in.  Otherwise,
it's easy to install them from source.

I always check the Documentation/Changes file in the 2.6 sources to
remind myself where to get the right module tools.  Here are some
exerpts for your convenience.

   Module-Init-Tools
   -----------------
   
   A new module loader is now in the kernel that requires module-init-tools
   to use.  It is backward compatible with the 2.4.x series kernels.
...   
   Module-Init-Tools
   -----------------
   o  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/>
   
I follow the instructions in the README carefully, and I recommend
"./configure --prefix=/ && make moveold".

-- 
  Ed L Cashin <[email protected]>