seantech Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Sean is wondering what the exact differences are between say, these pre-compiled kernels: kernel-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; Standard issue kernel compiled with defaults? kernel-BOOT-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm kernel-enterprise-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; Special load balancing for servers? kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; Custom compiled for efficientcy on i686 arch with upto 4 Gbyte of ram? kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; For P-3 With up to 64 Gbyte of ram? kernel-secure-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; This would be extra secure? kernel-smp-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm What is the difference between the bunch, is there any one that could tell me what is special about every one of these pre-compiled kernels? I have been running the 'kernel-secure-2.6.*' kernel-versions for the past couple of months, they are nice and stable... Why is this kernel more secure than any of the others [if it is so]? I didn't seem to find much on this subject in my frantic search, so it would be cool to know more! Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Well, I can tell you this: The NVidia drivers will NOT work with any of those kernels, but that's for another topic. kernel-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; Standard issue kernel compiled with defaults? This is the most commonly used kernel. It will work on almost any machine. kernel-BOOT-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm Not sure about this one kernel-enterprise-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; Special load balancing for servers? Not sure about this one either, but it does have support for extra memory. kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; Custom compiled for efficientcy on i686 arch with upto 4 Gbyte of ram? Exactly correct kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; For P-3 With up to 64 Gbyte of ram? Yes, but for multiple processor p3 systems kernel-secure-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm; This would be extra secure? I would imagine so, but I'm no expert on what is enabled in this kernel vs the standard mdk kernel kernel-smp-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm For multi-processor systems and/or a system with HyperThreading (P4/P4m). I can't verify this, but I've been told it works quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seantech Posted May 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Ah, nice :) That shed some light ;) Lol, you having nvidia driver problems with 2.6? I don't really have any driver problems as my 2.6 machine operates with minimal hardware anyway (home based server...). I wonder if my laptop (with a ATI M 6000) will have any trouble as soon as I upgrade to 10... (Still on 9.1 on my laptop). Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 It shouldn't. I only have the nvidia driver issue with the 2.6.6 and up kernels. Right now, as you can see in my sig, I'm running 2.6.3-7 with no problems at all. It's something to do with the 4kstacks option in the new kernels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seantech Posted May 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 UPDATE: Hi guys... I found some info on the kernel-secure versions of the MDK kernel... Name : kernel-secure-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk Version : 1 Vendor : MandrakeSoft Release : 1mdk Date : 2004-05-07 14:06:10 Group : System/Kernel and hardware Source RPM : kernel-2.6.6.0.rc3.1mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm Size : 19512141 Packager : Thomas Backlund < tmb_mandrake_org> Summary : The Linux Kernel compiled for SECURE machines. Description : This package includes a SECURE version of the Linux 2.6.6 kernel. This package add options for kernel that make it more secure for servers and such. See : http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/ for list of features we have included. For instructions for update, see: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/kernelupdate.php GrTz, Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kurnosem Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Well, I can tell you this: The NVidia drivers will NOT work with any of those kernels, but that's for another topic. There isn't a way that make nvidia drivers works on p3-smp? I have installed it and only works for the "linux" and not for the rest... Thanks Sorry for my english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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