I started using RH Linux 6.1 (2.2-12kernel) about a year ago
(first-time Linux user, barely a little FreeBSD on a shell account, all
Micro$oft experience before that). Just now going to try kernel upgrade
on the new box, which will replace this one.
According to the kernel-howto, I did on this box (new one has same 6.1
distro, kde workstation config, loaded):
rpm -q kernel kernel-headers kernel-ibcs kernel-pcmcia-cs kernel-source
result:
kernel-2.2.12-20
kernel-headers-2.2.12-20
package kernel-ibcs is not installed
kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.12-20
package kernel-source is not installed
Here are the packages I downloaded; I did not find kernel-headers in
2.2-14 at the Red Hat mirror at ualberta.edu:
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/kernel-2.2.17-14.i386.rpm
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/kernel-2.2.17-14.i586.rpm
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/kernel-doc-2.2.17-14.i386.rpm
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.17-14.i386.rpm
The new box will be i586 (k6-2 333) current box is i386 (233MMX) [it's
a dual boot 6.1/Win95, when the new one is all set up to be swapped, the
old one will get its kernel upgraded next and become {still dual boot;
like to keep a mirror image, as it were, of the config of the new on
this old box} Win95 default boot; it will support the Mustek 600 II EP
that linux doesn't. The new box will support a HP 500 Professional Desk
Jet as the home network printer.
There were some other packages listed, but one was source rpm, know I
don't need it (not doing devel), and at least one other I didn't
recognize and which is not listed by the query from the howto. The
question is, do I need anything other than the kernel and pcm-cia, and
do I even need pcm-cia for a desktop that won't ever have pcm cards?
Or, should I install that just on superstition, because the default
install has it? :)
Do I need kernel-headers, if so, why can't I find them at a university
mirror, and if needed, where can I find it? Also, can I even upgrade
straight from 2.2.12-20 to 2.2.17-14 in one step?
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