Upgrading kernel

shipdadip shipdadip at adelphia.net
Thu Nov 21 20:04:10 EST 2002


Yes that's what I meant, I meant I enabled network support in the kernel confing I was modifying and planning to install.  Ok, actually, yes I just looked and I am using kernel 2.4.18.  How do I enable USB-Ethernet adapter support?  Also when I was doing make xconfig on the 2.5 kernel there was an option for Dell laptop support, I think I need this also cuz i have no sound.  Ok so new question, how do I reconfigure this kernel?


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Seth 
  To: nflug at nflug.org 
  Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:11 PM
  Subject: Re: Upgrading kernel


  You have to enable network support in the kernel config you're modifying.  Also, you're going from Kernel 2.2 to 2.5.1? I'm running Kernel 2.4.18 on my slackware box with tons of USB support. 2.4.19 is the latest 2.4.x stable version, and 2.5.x is a beta version of the kernel.  If you're going to upgrade the kernel, make sure you update any dependencies with it, like gcc. Latest beta kernel is 2.5.48... Check out kernel.org's website for info.

  You could also upgrade your system using Slackware's 2.4.x kernel from their 8.1 distro. That'll give you alot more USB ability than 2.2.x kernels.  I'm running 2.4.18 with no problems, including using a USB 250M Zip drive when my tape drive failed.

  If you still go with a 2.5.x kernel, make sure you go thru the config from start to finish. Depending on where you got your kernel source, it may config with default kernel values without the modified kernel that came with Slackware.  Hence, you may lose things like being able to read FAT/FAT32 partitions, or load certain kernel modules. Networking support is part of your kernel configuration, not your system configuration.

     - Tony

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: shipdadip 
    To: NFLUG 
    Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 5:17 PM
    Subject: Upgrading kernel


    hi all,
       I'm runnning Slackware 8.1, I'm trying to upgrade the kernel because I want to have USB-Ethernet adapter support so I ca go on the internet.  wWhen I do make xconfig the option to enable USB adapter support is greued out, it says I first have to enable networking support, I'm positive it's enabled, I've even disabled it and reboot and than re-enabled it but I still can't choose the USB-adapter option.  I currently have a 2.2 kernel. trying o upgrade to 2.5.1.  Can anyone help?  I hope I was clear, if not let me know.
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