> WRT 2.2.5-22....I apologize for the silly question, but I'm
> confused. I've installed 2.2.5-15 on two separate systems both
> with the aic7xxx driver installed. One's an SMP system(Dell
> PowerEdge 2300 2x450MHz with aic7890 & a couple of AHA-2944UW's,
> 256MB, 2x 4.3GB)and the other is a UP system (NEC ExpressServer
> 5800 120Ra2 500MHz with 128MB, 8.7GB SCSI drive, ncr53x896 & 3
> AHA-2944UW). I need to at least attempt to use 2.2.5 of some
> flavor for a test I'm doing.
> What pieces of the 2.2.5-22 do I need? Do I need the smp (for
> the SMP system obviously), source, and kernel-2.2.5-22.i686.rpm
> or just one of those pieces?
Here's a list of the 2.2.5-22 RPM's on the local sunsite mirror,
grouped for discussion...
Q> 4548578 kernel-2.2.5-22.i386.rpm
Q> 4464186 kernel-2.2.5-22.i586.rpm
Q> 4463916 kernel-2.2.5-22.i686.rpm
Q> 4315631 kernel-smp-2.2.5-22.i586.rpm
Q> 4315438 kernel-smp-2.2.5-22.i686.rpm
You will need ONE of the above installed, whichever best fits the
system in question. One of the first three for an UP system, one of
the last two for a SMP system - just look at the i?86 field and choose
the relevant one for your system.
Q> 31492 kernel-ibcs-2.2.5-22.i386.rpm
That one is the Binary Compatibility Subsystem, and it is usually a
good idea to have it installed. Since it's so small, I normally
install it automatically.
Q> 854116 kernel-headers-2.2.5-22.i386.rpm
If you plan on doing ANY code development, you will probably need the
above installed. I normally install that by default for that reason.
Q> 11888146 kernel-source-2.2.5-22.i386.rpm
That is the kernel source code for that particular kernel. You will
only need that if you plan to compile custom kernels based on it.
Q> 787862 kernel-doc-2.2.5-22.i386.rpm
That one contains the kernel documentation. Install it if you need to
refer to the documents therein.
Q> 192002 kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.5-22.i386.rpm
If you're using a laptop with a PCMCIA subsystem, you will need that
one installed as well, otherwise it can be omitted.
Q> 2811529 kernel-BOOT-2.2.5-22.i386.rpm
This one is rarely needed - it contains the kernel as used on the
installation boot floppies, and, as per the warning therein, it should
not be used on a production system as many otherwise useful features
are disabled due to size constraints.
> Please let me know if you need more information and TIA.
Hopefully that helps...
Best wishes from Riley.
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