installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)

installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)

[Fernando Barsoba]

Hi,

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?

tnx,
Fernando

Re: installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)

[Adrian Bunk]

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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Re: installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)

[Fernando Barsoba]

Adrian,

Thanks a lot for your answer. I am trying to install it on fedora 5. I guess 
i should ask fedora forum about this matter.

tnx,
Fernando


>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
>
>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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>
>        "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
>         of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
>        "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
>                                        Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed
>
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Re: installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)

[Dave Jones]

On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 03:39:23PM -0400, Fernando Barsoba wrote:
 > Adrian,
 > 
 > Thanks a lot for your answer. I am trying to install it on fedora 5. I 
 > guess i should ask fedora forum about this matter.

Give up now.  There's no static /dev, no 2.4 compatible modutils,
and a slew of other bits of userspace will be too new.

		Dave

-- 
http://www.codemonkey.org.uk

Re: installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)

[Fernando Barsoba]

I see.. thanks a lot for the info.

Fernando

Dave Jones wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 03:39:23PM -0400, Fernando Barsoba wrote:
>  > Adrian,
>  > 
>  > Thanks a lot for your answer. I am trying to install it on fedora 5. I 
>  > guess i should ask fedora forum about this matter.
> 
> Give up now.  There's no static /dev, no 2.4 compatible modutils,
> and a slew of other bits of userspace will be too new.
> 
> 		Dave
> 

Re: installing older kernel (2.4.20/28 on machine running 2.6.15)

[Nix]

On 23 Apr 2006, Dave Jones prattled cheerily:
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 03:39:23PM -0400, Fernando Barsoba wrote:
>  > Adrian,
>  > 
>  > Thanks a lot for your answer. I am trying to install it on fedora 5. I 
>  > guess i should ask fedora forum about this matter.
> 
> Give up now.  There's no static /dev, no 2.4 compatible modutils,
> and a slew of other bits of userspace will be too new.

A rather more important piece is 2.6-only, IIRC: glibc!

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