New Kernel ROCKS 2.5.66

[stevewabc]

boot up took 10 to 20 sec. and fix all my problems with SuSE8.1 It Rocks and really inproved my P4/533 system I didnt think a kernel had anyrhing to do with speed. RONG

This is a must for you SuSE8.1 owners

[nextbillgates]

Such speed comes at a price. The 2.5.x series of kernels are development kernels, and aren't thouroughly tested like the stable 2.4.x kernels are. It may work flawlessly for you, or it could panic left and right.

If you aren't comfortable using a beta kernel, I'd suggest grabbing the latest 2.4.x kernel and using that instead. If you know what you're getting yourself into, well, enjoy your new kernel ;)

[Raoul_Duke]

TBH, the newest 2.5---- kernels are fairly stable now..........i've even read that people are encouraged to use them to help iron the last few bugs before the 2.6 release :)

Not that i've tried one myself :rolleyes:

[stevewabc]

I got news for you I just put it on anougher Intel unit running Redhat, let me tell you It to got alot faster and is Vary Stable. Go to Kernel.org there are telling you to to use it. It is stable only use 2.5.66

[shakin]

I want to do this on my RH 8 system, but how do I go about this process? I want to configure the modules to get NTFS support as well. Is there a tutorial somewhere on upgrading to a 2.5.x series kernel?

Thanks.

[stevewabc]

Look here this was my fist to and it really is easy to do.. Thanks to everyones help! the only problem I have is my new kernel is not placed in /usr/src/ it is in my file /upgrade/kernel that a made so if someone out there no's how to fix this it would be great.. thank you..

http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=95391

[moojuece]

i myself just installed 2.5.66 and have to say i am VERY happy with it....seems to speed up boot time abit....havent played with it too much yet but im sure i will find more and more positives the more i use it....