Upgrading Your Current System To Kernel 2.6

An anonymous reader writes "This white paper provides an overview of the process of moving an existing desktop system to the 2.6 kernel. It will highlight other software requirements imposed by the new kernel and administrative changes that you must make when migrating an existing system to the 2.6 kernel. It supplements previous whitepapers in the same series about Customizing the 2.6 kernel [Slashdot discussion here(1)] and porting drivers to the 2.6 kernel [Slashdot discussion here(2)] to the 2.6 kernel."

Comments

Re:I wish I had this two months ago

[goldspider]

Stories like this do nothing to help build a convincing argument to Windows users that Linux is in fact the better OS. If even seasoned Linux users have problems upgrading their kernel, think of how frustrating it would be for someone less technically-inclined.

This is one of many issues that Linux has to work out before it can become a true mainstream OS.

Re:What system?

[Anonymous Coward]

You're kidding me right? You do realize that if you don't know what the "2.6 kernel" is this white paper ins't for you. That applies to those running linux and still have no clue what it is. If you (anyone) bother to RTFM then you would know it was about linux. Why am I even responding to this? Why were you modded up? Sometimes I just don't understand the mods, or soe of the users.

Re:I wish I had this two months ago

[stratjakt]

But how uncommon is my hardware? 1st gen Radeon card, SB Live, linksys net card (tulip.o), HP printer, USB mouse..

I keep hearing about how linux is fussy with obscure or "non-standard" hardware, but how much more fucking standard does it get than that, for a relatively modern computer?

Do I really have to roll back to my old Cirrus Logic 5434 1 meg video card, adlib sound, dot matrix (ascii only) printer on a 486sx to experience an effortless linux install?

Hopefully IBM fixes this bullshit. Or some other big software corp. Only a cadre of managers, testers, usability consultants and marketers can pull linux from the muck its in. It's a fact, like it or not.