Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 20:25:08 -0500 From: John Duncan <jddst19+@pitt.edu> To: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.com>, "'Stan Brown'" <stanb@netcom.com> Subject: RE: Can I / Should I upgrade just the kernel from 2.1.5 to 2.2 ? Message-ID: <01BC03EB.B3EEC9A0@ehdup-p-7.rmt.net.pitt.edu>
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---------- From: Stan Brown[SMTP:stanb@netcom.com] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 1997 12:57 PM To: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Can I / Should I upgrade just the kernel from 2.1.5 to 2.2 ? I need to upgrade the kernel on my *bery* happy 2.1.5 machine. I am forced to do thi since the sound card support i need (Gravis Ultrasound) is only available for 2.2. So now the question, I started down the road of upgrading. I booted the floppy, and eventually I was presented with a bewildering set of choices on what packages I wanted to upgrade. I have a slow net connection *28.8( and I would like to wait for the CD to come out to do as much as possible. So just what do I need to upgrade to work corectly? Your wise advice on thiswill be appreciated. Er, yes, but: You need to compile the kernel with some COMPAT options so that the kernel retains binary compatibility with the older programs. There may be some flakiness as well, so I would tell you to get the CD as soon as it comes out and replace the binaries quickly. -John
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