On 06/01/11 11:01, Genes MailLists wrote: > On 06/01/2011 01:55 PM, M A Young wrote: > >>> you go about doing that? >> kernels are generally stand alone and don't depend on other packages, so >> you can probably just download and install the f15 kernel directly (though In the past, I have seen an intimate relationship between the compiler version and the kernel. This was the case when I used to run FreeBSD. I would try to compile a most current release with a previous release compiler. I would either get compilation or link-load errors, or the kernel would not boot until I compiled it with the same compiler version that the released kernel was compiled with. Perhaps other individuals might recall the very early version of Linux.
>> Michael Young > Largely yes but kernel modules require some caution: > > a) The newer compiler will make some compile time kernel modules > (such as virtualbox) not work unless you update the compiler on your f14 > system to match the one used to compile the kernel (or recompile the kernel) > > b) compiling nvidia kernel module - may have additional problema as > the kernel headers changed and it may be missing linux_smp.h or > something (forget the exact name). > > So yes .. you are largely but not 100% correct :-) -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
