Topic: Upgrade to Linux 2.4 kernel?

[Don Hoover]

Anyone tried to upgrade version 4.1.1 to the 2.4 kernel?

I would like to do this just for the ability to use the more advanced firewalling.

Seems like you would just need a couple of updated RPMS.

Anyone have any tips?

[engelmann]

i also will try to use kernel 2.4.2 to get reiserFS working...

[Andrew]

I am going to try to upgrade my machine to 2.4.4 in about 5 minutes. Ill let you all know how it goes. I dont knw how to use iptables in 2.4.4 or even what must be compiled in but as long as e-smith didnt apply any patches to their kernel i think i should be able to get it.

[Andrew]

I have ran into a problem already... wonder if anyone else has. When I try make menuconfig i get an error about ncurses. So I grabbed the latest rpm (5.2-8??) and installed it. Get the same error... herse what i recieved

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rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts/lxdialog all
make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog'
ld: cannot find -lncurses

>> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries.
>>
>> You must have Ncurses installed in order
>> to use 'make menuconfig'

make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
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Can anyone help me?

[Andrew]

Uhh oh... I've got another problem. I got the .config all done (did it on my desktop), but when I run make dep or make bzImage I get this error:

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gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/mkdep scripts/mkdep.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:126,
                 from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
                 from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/egcs-2.91.66/include/syslimits.h:7,
                 from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/egcs-2.91.66/include/limits.h:11,
                 from scripts/mkdep.c:35:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 1
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Any body have a clue?

[Andrew]

Ok, well after many posts and many stupdities i got 2.4

No, I cant seem to compile my own, and as much as I hate rpms and love rollin it my way I broke down and jacked the Redhat rpms from their server. something

2.4 is much nicer for way to many reasons for me to even begin to list, I would highly recomend upgrading.

I had an Idea though, what if I compiled it on my desktop and just copied the bzImage to the server. Would it work? why wouldn't it? Ill have to try this later when I have more time.

[Stephan Goeldi]

I installed 2.2.19 via rpm some weeks ago. After the successful upgrade, I rebooted and everything worked nice, except the dialup. E-Smith no more connected to the modem. When I booted the normal 2.2.16 kernel, everything worked.

What went wrong?