From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
To: Fernando Barsoba <fbarsoba@hotmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:29:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060423192949.GA13666@stusta.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BAY114-F29C3E96DDE09CAFB6E7528C7B90@phx.gbl>
On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 02:38:57PM -0400, Fernando Barsoba wrote:
> Hi,
Hi Fernando,
> Is it possible to install 2.4.28 on machine with 2.6.15? I am getting
> contradictory statements regarding this issue, like it is not possible to
> install an older version of kernel on machine running a much newer version.
> Is that true?
it is possible since installing a kernel is independent of the currently
running kernel.
The question is whether your userspace (IOW: your distribution)
supports kernel 2.4.28.
> tnx,
> Fernando
cu
Adrian
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-04-23 19:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-04-23 18:38 installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15) Fernando Barsoba
2006-04-23 19:29 ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2006-04-23 19:39 ` Fernando Barsoba
2006-04-23 20:26 ` Dave Jones
2006-04-23 20:46 ` Fernando Barsoba
2006-04-24 20:26 ` Nix
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