Kernel Differences Woes
Keith G. Robertson-Turner
fedora-gmane.00001 at genesis-x.nildram.co.uk
Mon Jun 5 01:51:40 UTC 2006
Rod Haper wrote:
> when I boot the updated 2.6.16-1.2111_FC4 stock kernel it fails to
> include some of the hardware devices
<...>
> what can I do to fix the problem?
Don't upgrade the kernel.
I know it might sound like a rather blase, but it's the best answer. If
you find a kernel that works, why upgrade it?
Fact is, later kernel releases often break code that worked in previous
releases. Sad but true.
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K.
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Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) on sky, running kernel 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5
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