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In article <361d95fb.22300511@newshost.interact.net.au>,
	granta@nospam.student.canberra.edu.au (Fuzzy) writes:
> Hi all,
> 
> Apologies for what is probably a regular question.
> 
> I've got a copy of the InfoMagic Developer Resource CD, which comes
> with Red Hat 4.1 (kernel 2.0.27 I think).  How much work would be
> involved in upgrading to the latest kernel after this install
> (assuming I can FTP all the required bits).  Does this sound
> masochistic?  Has anyone tried this before?
> 
> Any pointers much appreciated
> 
> Ciao


I wouldn't waste my time. RH4.1 to RH5.0 or at worst 5.1 is a 
major change (libraries etc...). You are better getting RH5.0
(5.1 has some qirks that I found annoying so I when back to 5.0).

As you don't state what your h/w is, you may find that if you
have new h/w that 5.0 or 5.1 is a must, otherwise you will have
to patch and recompile your kernel. If you want to know what patches
apply have a look at http://www.linuxhq.com 

The stable kernel release presntly stands as 2.0.35+ soon to goto 
2.0.36. Know problems that you may encounter are:
ne2k ethernet cards, IDE hd issues, pppd.

If you are only a newbie, I would strongly suggest getting
RedHat 5.0. Its stable, and very easy to install.

Grahame
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