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From: bjorn@mork.no (Bjørn Mork)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: How to install a older version kernel on new OS?
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 11:06:53 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fv6pkmky.fsf@nemi.mork.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAF=KdYAMPdHCWWhgScxac1_GYDwOa1EYbShDq_6KTfR4v6qZdg@mail.gmail.com> (Gao Peng's message of "Fri, 22 May 2015 16:42:49 +0800")

Gao Peng <peng.gao.dut@gmail.com> writes:

> I am using fedora 21,and kernel version is 3.17 but I compile a 2.6.32
> kernel and install it,

That does not make sense.  Really.

> when I reboot I got error :"too old kernel",

Which is correct.  Note that this is still correct even if you can make
that warning go away.

> how Can I install a rather older kernel on a new system,is there some
> way fix it?

Install some ancient distro that came with a 2.6.32 kernel.  It will
have all the matching userspace applications.

But this seems like a complete waste-of-time project.  Care to share the
reasons why you'd want to do something like that?


Bj?rn

  reply	other threads:[~2015-05-22  9:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-05-22  8:42 How to install a older version kernel on new OS? Gao Peng
2015-05-22  9:06 ` Bjørn Mork [this message]
2015-05-22 17:33   ` Jeff Haran

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