Josh Trutwin wrote: > Hey, something other than gmail to discuss: > > I'm planning a long-overdue upgrade from SuSE 8.0 on my home "server" to Slack 10 and I'd like to give 2.6 a try. Figured I'd first ping the list to see if anyone had any horror stories about kernel 2.6. I see that kernel.org already has 2.6.8.1 (.1?) so I'm guessing it's stabilized a bit. Last time I tried it though on an old laptop it didn't like it much. > > Any thoughts? I hear 2.6 has a nice little performance boost. Also, anyone know if Slack's kernel package is just the vanilla kernel or do they futz with it just like almost every other distro? Hello, and a good day to you. I am glad that you have made such a wise decision regarding the switch from Suse to Slackware for your server ;) The 2.6.7 kernel that comes with slack 10 has been messed with. There are some extra instructions for the stock slack 2.6 kernels this time around. Mainly being that you need to setup initrd to use the stock 2.6 Slack kernel. If you use the stock kernel, make sure you read all the doc's in the /testing/packages/linux-2.6.7 directory of your cd (or where ever you have it). If you compile your own kernel, you do not need to monkey around with initrd at all. I compiled 2.6.7 on 2 boxes I have, both running Slack10, and I have had no drama to report at all. Both these computers are quite old though (circa 1997 & 2000ish), and really do not have any fancy hardware requirements. I originally switched to the 2.6 kernel because it supports the ATA-133 pci cards I am using in both these boxes. If I was you, I would compile your own kernel to keep it Mean & Lean... Good Luck, Robert De Mars -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://b-o-b.homelinux.com Lat 45:09N / Long 93:18W -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list