Re: How to test vanilla kernel

[moreau francis]

Hi Jesper,

--- Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> > is it safe to
> > forget them ?
> >
> Unless you have something setup on your box which depends on
> functionality patched into the kernel by your vendor, then yes,

but how will I know that some shipped patchs are necessary ?

> running a vanilla kernel is perfectly OK - if it was not we'd never
> get it tested ;-)
> 

well, last time I tried to replace fedora core 3 kernel with a vanilla 2.6.15
kernel I have some troubles with my USB controller, I got some unhandled IRQ.
And some devices like UART have their minor numbers changed. So I'm wondering
when upgrading the kernel, some configurations must be done ?


Francis


	
	
		
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