Thanks for everyones prompt response so far. You seem to be suggesting
Mikkel that I just go for 2.2.18 which is available on the web somewhere.
As for SCSI support in 2.2.5 if I load the modules they load w/o complaint
but according to the CD-RW howto if I "cat /proc/devices" I'm supposed to
see a list (which I do) with some devices beginning with s (I cannot
remember the exact names) in which suggests SCSI support -I don't see this.
I can only assume therefore my kernel does not have SCSI support in.
You say 2.2.18. has USB support -enough to run a printer on the port?
What I sholud have added is that I booot from a W*****s partition. I assume
this makes no difference?
Finally how do i know which alias to put in? I haven't bought a CD-RW yet
so I don't know what make I'll have.
Cheers NH.
> From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 04:29:33 -0600 (CST)
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: kernel upgrade or recompile from 2.2.5 to 2.4.0
>
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Neil Hollow wrote:
>
>> I'm a complete newbie on recompilation but I need to either patch or most
>> probably upgrade from 2.2.5 to 2.4.0 since I do not have USB support (I want
>> to buy an Epson stylus to go on this port) and no support for SCSI devices I
>> want to buy a CD-RW. I've downloaded the source for 2.4.0 but I have some
>> questions.
>>
> You can also get USB support in 2.2.18. As far as SCSI support, you can
> get that with any version of the kernel. If you are running one of the
> stock RedHat kernels, you probably already have the SCSI modules.
>
> With a 2.2.5 kernel, you have to be running 6.x, so you will have a lot
> of upgrading to do if you want to run a 2.4.x kernel. I would think
> about upgrading to 7.0 if you want to run 2.4.x kernels. If you stay
> with 6.x, make sure you upgrade to the latest 6.2 RPMs.
>>
>> I assume I cannot patch things that are missing completely from 2.2.5, in
>> from 2.4.0 source?
>>
> Nope. But you can get what you want from 2.2.18.
>>
>> Will gcc version supplied with RH6.0 be OK to compile 2.4.0 source?
>>
> Yes.
>>
>> Is it possible in recompiling to take the bits you want to keep in the
>> existing kernel? I'm worried I may not check a box in Xconfig and lose
>> somthing that works fine now.
>>
> If you stick to a 2.2.x kernel, you can run "make oldconfig".
>>
>> If I put in SCSI support as Modules how do set these up so they run
>> automatically when required by the hardware/software? The pppd at the moment
>> which loads when required on my system.
>>
> For a 6.x system, put an alias in /etc/conf.modules for your SCSI card.
> Here is what I use for an Advansys card I use for my CD writer. When I
> try and access the writer, it loads the SCSI module.
>
> alias scsi_hostadapter advansys
>
>>
>> Finally any advice on software for toasting and not coastin CDs would be
>> nice.
>>
>> Hope this all makes sense. NH.
>>
>>
>
> Mikkel
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