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@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Fernando Barsoba <fbarsoba@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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