sambo Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 I've tried to use the Lilo boot option for using the 2.4.x (I can't remember the exact kernel, but it's 2.4.something) but as soon as I enter X the mouse doesn't work and all sorts of error messages pop-up on the screen. Does anyone know how to fix this? Is the 2.4.x kernel even compatible with Mandrake 10 OE? Thanks again folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armondf Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi how did you install 2.4.x? regards, Armond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambo Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 I'm pretty sure it was just done when I installed Mandrake and assumed it was installed as Lilo gave me the option to start in kernel 2.4.x. Does it normally need to be installed separately afterwards? :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armondf Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 It's not installed by default unless you selected *everything* or specifically selected the separate sources. Usually, to install a *non-default* kernel, you would need to pass options to it during install with linux expert install. Regards, Armond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambo Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Ahhhhhhhh. I probably didn't do that then. Is it possible to have more than one installed kernel (in my case 2.6.3-7 and 2.4.x) on the same system, that you can switch between at startup? Is it fairly easy to set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armondf Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Yeah, tis possible to have more than one kernel t coose from, though, not really advisable. "fairly easy to set up" is really directly reliant on your experiance with installations.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambo Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Thanks armondf! :D Does anyone know of any good websites that go through the procedure step-by-step (preferably for newbies)? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambo Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 I checked through my Mandrake software manager (or whatever it's called) and found that the 2.4 kernel was listed as being installed as well as the 2.6.3-7 kernel. I have now removed it. Hopefully it will stop the random crashes. :D Thanks for your help everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftDeath Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 You can also use the 2.4 kernel by selecting the LSB (Linux Standard Base?) as one of your packages when your installing MDK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondo Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Hello, "You can also use the 2.4 kernel by selecting the LSB (Linux Standard Base?) as one of your packages when your installing MDK. " I installed MDK without selecting LSB, how do I go back to install it (LSB) without installing all over again. Thanks KL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vom Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Hello, I selected LSB when I installed MDK hoping that I should have at least 2.0.48.x and 2.6.x versions of kernel. What is the command to find out if two versions are in the system, and how do I replace 2.6.x with 2.0.48.x? Thanks VK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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