> I am not an expert in the internal of kernel device drivers but
> I need to contact someone who is and who can help me. The help
> desk staff at RedHat do not seem to have the necessary levels of
> expertise to sort out what is a very real problem with the linux
> kernels and in particular the differences between 2.0.36-0.7
> (Linux 5.2) and 2.2.5-15 (Linux 6.0). My problem is that the
> kernels do not seem to be upwardly compatible.
You are presumably aware that 2.0.36-0.7 was a pre-release kernel? I
can also confirm that it was unstable on both my computers, and for
that reason, I would not suggest that anybody remain with it, or use
it as a basis for comparison.
Have a look at http://updates.redhat.com/5.2/$ARCH/ where you will
find kernel-2.0.36-3.$ARCH.rpm which uses the final release of that
particular kernel, and I seem to remember that several problems in the
2.0.36-0.7 release were fixed in the 2.0.36-3 release. You may be
hitting something caused there...
Best wishes from Riley.
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| There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux |
| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
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* ftp://ftp.MemAlpha.cx/pub/rhw/Linux
* http://www.MemAlpha.cx/kernel.versions.html
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