[PLUG] Kernel Version Questions

[Aaron Burt]

On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 10:12:34AM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:

> Yes, it is the lack of a 2.7 development tree that I've read is the issue.

Just because the development kernel is not named "2.7" at the moment
doesn't mean that 2.6 is unstable.  Mainline kernels with even numbers
(e.g. 2.6) are officially stable.

>   The problem is not with the desktops, or even the ThinkPad; the Sony has
> custom-built kernels that EL provides in only rpm format. The rpm2tgz
> conversion utility doesn't work properly on the kernels and modules.

Just for laffs, try a stock Slackware 2.6 kernel.  The drivers you
need should be included, no custom kernel needed.