From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4373 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2004 18:24:13 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 6 Dec 2004 18:24:13 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CbNWv-00013V-Gc for arch-gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:24:13 +0000 Received: (qmail 7471 invoked by uid 89); 6 Dec 2004 18:23:51 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-user-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 19671 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2004 18:23:51 +0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=eE74TWiLlIhJQzo/DlmJGXTjprYCQiPfViQqTAOQXVt9rYZ6jpH15PZDXzuttZ9oh/ZXh4I0/vpVLHc6bD+kOCmbbljQkPJvsPLVHKat7aikeR8f4n4aoe+gJaNYfcuxu7ZVWHr0h44DFcd+UmPIqzVdOJ81MalK0bLAPNLVSn4= Message-ID: <4a64cf40041206102348b61872@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:23:50 -0500 From: Jean-Francois Gagnon Laporte Reply-To: Jean-Francois Gagnon Laporte To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200412061847.43754.gentoo@ultratux.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <200412061847.43754.gentoo@ultratux.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 2.6 upgrade howto X-Archives-Salt: 077b54d2-9a1c-4962-b6c5-4cac78f2665c X-Archives-Hash: 2b529b64dbfa67eb374c4ceb6a715dd1 On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:47:43 +0100, Maarten wrote: > > Hi list, > > I'm new to the list (and gentoo) but not to linux. > > I just started with gentoo, had to use the 2004.2 image since 2004.3 crashed > at installtime on my machine (thinkpad 600X)... > I used stage 2. Since then I succesfully installed a lot of apps like KDE and > such, but my kernel is still a selfmade 2.4 one. Now I need to get my > wireless cards working but I'd rather upgrade the kernel first for fear of > doing things twice (or wrong) due to the changed pcmcia drivers. > > I think I correctly upgraded 2004.2 to 2004.3 but how do I check that to make > sure? Okay let's divide the questions shall we. There isn't really any revision to gentoo. I think you have switched your profile am I right ? What you have is basically told the system with system package were recommended and current. This isn't the right answer but is the simple answer. The date tags are primarily used for the releng team and grp packages. Profiles are an another thing on it's own but it tells the system defaults in a nutshell. > The machine did not do anything spectacular when I made that change, > is that expected behaviour ? If you were up to date with your local portage tree and recently update your installation there is no reason to anything since you already up to date. You only switched profile from what I can read. > Now for the fullfillment of the transition to 2004.3 I need a kernel 2.6, right ? Not really, AFAIK gentoo hasn't switched to 2.6 by default. If you still need to you can run a 2.4 kernel without any problems except you will miss some goodies. But, if you aren't confortable with 2.6 or even a linux kernel you might want to stick with a 2.4 kernel. It just works. > Can someone point me to the docs that > detail that step cause I could not find that very well. Sure here ya go. It still has that fresh smell from the oven (It has been updated recently) http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/migration-to-2.6.xml May I suggest you go to www.gentoo.org and look at the left side of the navbar to see a big category called Documentation. Check out the user docs section it's pretty good. > Or do I just somehow get the sources and start compiling ? To keep up to date a gentoo installation : emerge sync emerge -uDav world What it does is emerge sync update your local portage tree to have the latest ebuilds and then you ask portage to check every package on the system to see if there is something to update and ask you first if everything okay. Might want to read the man pages of emerge. > How do I make sure I retain my current kernel as a second boot option if the > 2.6 kernel will not boot ? What boot loader are you using ? Lilo or grub ? Here's my grub.conf that you might find useful : default 1 timeout 5 splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/ninja-girl.xpm.gz title=Working Kernel root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz.working root=/dev/hda4 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x317 initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-1024x768 title=Test Kernel root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda4 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x317 initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-1024x768 title=Old Test Kernel root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz.old root=/dev/hda4 vga=0x317 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-1024x768 Hopes this will help you out Jean-Francois > > Thanks in advance, > > Maarten > > -- > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list