[NTLUG:Discuss] No kernel, no Cisco, no webcam

[kbrannen@gte.net]

Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> don't know all of the answers. ;)

Who does? ;-)

> 
> as far as
> kernel-module version  mismatch
> you can sometimes get by with
> insmod -f modulename
> to '-f' force the modules to load ( and ignore the
> kernel version ) It depends on how different the
> 2.4.19-4GB is to the 2.4.19 one.

The Suse "4GB" kernel has changes to allow it to address memory up to 4GB, 
instead of the default "2GB", or so that's my understanding. ;-)  So unless 
you have a "killer" machine, go for it.

> 
> 
> if it was me... I'd try this
> 
> get an unmodified copy of the 2.4.19 kernel source
> 
...
> Susie and RedHat put in their 'fixes' but I really
> don't think that you need to go with those. The
> generic/stock kernels usually work just fine.

A reasonable thing to try...

HTH,
Kevin