From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270781AbTGNUXS (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:23:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270783AbTGNUUl (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:20:41 -0400 Received: from 217-124-18-51.dialup.nuria.telefonica-data.net ([217.124.18.51]:4502 "EHLO dardhal.mired.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270823AbTGNURc (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:17:32 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:32:19 +0200 From: Jose Luis Domingo Lopez To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: requirements for installing a 2.6.0-test kernel.... Message-ID: <20030714203219.GA4726@localhost> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200307141659.05451.m.watts@eris.qinetiq.com> <20030714163749.GC2684@wind.cocodriloo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030714163749.GC2684@wind.cocodriloo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Monday, 14 July 2003, at 18:37:49 +0200, Antonio Vargas wrote: > Mark, I'm also interested on this, and also willing to install > a recent distro on purpose. Would you mind if we shared install experiences? > I have been doing some real (workstation-class) work with Debian Sid and 2.5.x kernels with great success for a while now. The only problem I had so far was starting at 2.5.74, when DM/LVM2 ioctl version changed, and my current Sid device mapper tools are not still up to date (and compilation of LVM2.0.0 from sources fails). Hope this helps. -- Jose Luis Domingo Lopez Linux Registered User #189436 Debian Linux Sid (Linux 2.5.73)