Specific Fedora kernel

Jeremy Petzold jpetzold at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 7 14:26:28 UTC 2003


can the 2.6 test kernel compile out of the box on fedora?

I recall the last time I tried compiling the 2.5.x series on my debian 
box that it would not enter config mode because of some missing libs 
that I could not find.


Got Expose?
On Nov 7, 2003, at 8:31 AM, David C. Hart wrote:

> On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 06:15, A.J. Bonnema wrote:
>> My previous mail "Fedora with a generic Kernel" brings me to a 
>> different
>> issue.
>>
>> What is the essential difference between the generic kernels and the
>> Fedora kernels? Why is there a difference?
>>
> The new kernel is based on the NPTL standard which is supposed to
> provide performance improvements. It has some of the featrues of 2.6 as
> well. The problem with it is that the stock kernel is quite bloated. I
> have NEVER been able to cleanly compile an NTPL kernel which means that
> RH has presumably forced the issue which requires, among other things,
> compiling some modules into the system because they will not compile as
> modules. I'll give this version another shot but the KORG 2.4.22 works
> very well.
>
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