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Kernel configuration for distributions

Kernel configuration for distributions

Posted Jul 23, 2012 19:21 UTC (Mon) by BenHutchings (subscriber, #37955)
In reply to: Kernel configuration for distributions by DavidS
Parent article: Kernel configuration for distributions

Why would you downgrade the kernel on a new distribution?

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Kernel configuration for distributions

Posted Jul 23, 2012 19:50 UTC (Mon) by apoelstra (subscriber, #75205) [Link]

>Why would you downgrade the kernel on a new distribution?

I think the disconnect occurs when a distribution takes a (current) kernel, does several months on QA, then releases it -- and in the meantime, a new mainline kernel has come out.

Kernel configuration for distributions

Posted Jul 23, 2012 20:39 UTC (Mon) by dlang (guest, #313) [Link]

if the kernel supplied by the new distro doesn't work on your hardware.

for example, there was a big problem a few years ago with Intel drivers in a Ubuntu release not working for many people. That is a perfect example of where you would want to move to an older kernel to keep working.


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