[mythtv-users] Simple kernel upgrade question

[Michael Haan]

On 1/19/06, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 19 January 2006 16:38, Michael Haan wrote:
> > On 1/19/06, Drew Tomlinson <drew at mykitchentable.net> wrote:
> > > On 1/19/2006 4:12 PM Michael Haan wrote:
> > > > On 1/19/06, *Jarod Wilson* <jarod at wilsonet.com
> > > > <mailto:jarod at wilsonet.com>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >     On Thursday 19 January 2006 15:41, Michael Haan wrote:
> > > > > I want to get the 2.6.15 kernel so I can try to use my DVICO
> > > > > Fusion 5 Lite
> > > > > with QAM.  I've done kernel upgrades before, but never using yum
> > > > > with FC4.
> > > >
> > > > > I installed using Jarod's guide, so what's the best way to do
> > > > > this?
> > >
> > > >     # yum install kernel
> > > >
> > > >     Though there's no 2.6.15 kernel packaged (at least not yet) for
> > > >     FC4. You could
> > > >     try one of the FC5 test/rawhide kernels though. Or build from
> > > >     source. The
> > > >     latest rawhide kernels are working peachy for me on a few
> systems
> > > >     now (save
> > > >     the new driver included for broadcom wireless cards that makes
> my
> > > >     laptop kp).
> > > >
> > > > I thought I tried this and it re-installed 2.6.14 - no?  Will I get
> a
> > > > chance to specify?
> > >
> > > Re-read Jarod's reply.  There is no 2.6.15 yet for FC4.
> >
> > Understood - But I thought his implication was that I could use yum to
> grab
> > an FC5 test version.  Am I wrong?
>
> You need to enable the development repo. Can be done via a config file
> change
> (in /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-devel.repo), but not recommended. I'd use:
>
> # yum --enablerepo=development install kernel
>
> That only enables the development repo for that calling of yum.
>
> Note that Axel isn't packaging up kernel modules for every single
> development
> kernel though, since there's typically at least one new kernel per day,
> but
> he is starting to roll packages for what will be FC5.
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod at wilsonet.com
>
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Yeah, I keep checking daily to see if he's got a 2.6.15 packaged for FC4,
but not yet.  I'll give it a day or so abd then try your route.  Thanks for
all the info.
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