Re: New kernel 2.1.130 problems?

[Murray Stokely <murray pike cdrom com>]

On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Designer 7 wrote:
% I'm considering trying the new 2.1.130 kernel. It is my understanding 
% that older kernels required Alpha patches in order to work on Alpha 
% machines. Does this new kernel still require those patches? 

  The later 2.1.x kernels will run without modification.  You still
need to comment out the SMP=1 line in the makefile though.

% Or basically, if I download this kernel and compile it (assuming 
% configured correctly), will it work? Or do I have to fix a few things 
% before I can get it to work on my Alpha/Miata machine? If I need to make 
% some fixes, where do I find them? What are the experiences so far with 
% the 2.1.130 kernel on Alphas?

I've had good experience with it on my XL-300 running as a
firewall/router.

	- Murray