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Linux 2.6.0-test5, How To Incrementally Upgrade

Posted by timothy on from the patch-by-patch dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Linux creator Linus Torvalds recently announced the 2.6.0-test5 Linux kernel, bringing the release of a stable 2.6 one step closer. KernelTrap quickly followed by posting a guide that walks bleeding-edge Linux fans through the process of upgrading from 2.6.0-test4 to 2.6.0-test5, using a tiny 706 KB patch."

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  1. Someone tell me what's new in this procedure? by cyberkreiger · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, it's exactly like upgrading any other kernel version, just without the "make dep"? Amazing.

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    1. Re:Someone tell me what's new in this procedure? by MerlynEmrys67 · · Score: 3, Insightful
      Yes it appears remarkably similar to upgrading every other kernel...

      That said - posting documents like this help bring in new talent (ie. people who are too scared to start off on their own) which is a key component of keeping Linux viable into 2020 (one of these days Linus will want to retire - we need to have kernel hackers that start in 2005 who are ready to replace him). I remember my first "from source" kernel upgrade from the 2.2 series. I had always just grabbed the latest distro and installed. Imagine my surpirse when I could just get the source myself, build it, install it correctly and the system just ran. It is very powerful, and helping people achieve this power is key for Linux

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  2. Obsolete make steps by Phaid · · Score: 4, Informative

    Make bzImage && make modules is no longer the recommended way to do this. You should just do "make" instead, which will build bzImage and any modules you may have asked for, and do it quicker than if you specify the steps separately. See the Halloween 2.5 document for details.

  3. obligatory 640 KB reference by renehollan · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...using a tiny 706 KB patch.

    Apparently, 640 KB is not enough for everybody.

    Though, I would have never expected that it was Linux for which it would not be enough.

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  4. Not very interesting by MrHanky · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But I just booted 2.6.0-test5-mm1. There's been a bug since test4 (actually included in the test3-mm-series) that is still around. When bootin without a PS/2 mouse, the system hangs, freezes, when probing for keyboard and mouse. I normally use a USB mouse, so this is a bit annoying. The bug isn't fixed yet. Otherwise, the 2.6 kernel seems to be coming along fine.