Upgrading Kernel

[CP]

Going from 2.2.18 to 2.4.6 do I need to get anything in between or can I just leap in and go staright to 2.4.6 Last time I tried I have problems, so I deleted everything put Debian in and now want to update. Will it work or not??

[jbstew32]

you are running debian now? If you are running potato (2.2), go to http://www.debian.org/News/2001/20010415

if you are running woody, i believe that you wont have any problems.

[CP]

Thanks. Looks like I have work to do.

[bdg1983]

You will also need the 2.4.6 modutils and possibly upgrade glibc and binutils.

[icedfusion]

where do you get the modutils and the other stuff that you mentioned?
Are they specific to the distro that i am using?

thx.

ice.

[bdg1983]

modutils from www.kernel.org (http://www.kernel.org) where you got the kernel sources from.

binutils ??? You may want to check to see if they need to be updated.

glibc I upgraded from my distros ftp servers.

I would suggest you read the kernel documentation to find out what versions are required of the above mentioned.

[ronmon]

Unpack the source and look in that directory for Documentation/Changes. That file will tell you the exact minimum versions of certain files you need and the commands to run to check them.