User Feedback :: dsl and kernel 2.6



hi for all!

i use dsl 2.0 but have a problem with some device usb ( codebar scanner usb), the problem is module usb-uhci.o. The idea is replace module with one new. if possible replace kernel 2.4.31 with kernel 2.6xx.

how to ? anyone have this combination ? if yes!.. if possible shared with me or say how to remake dsl with kernel 2.6xxx

regards.

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Roberto Leiva M.
Santiago - Chile
I have not used a 2.6 kernal with dsl. There are a lot of coding changes kernal objects o to ko . Instead of modutils you have module-init-tools taking care of the modules. Ins mod goes to modprobe and thats just with modules. I think there might be dif version compilers Maybe someone is up to the challenge.just thought i would give a little feedback. There are others way more competant than I.   Marty.
Well, http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html#BUILDING serves as a starting reference... I'll probably be rebuilding with 2.6.14.3 sometime this weekend, so I've been doing some research. (Never built a kernel on a distro where I'd manually installed all of the tools before.)
Are there any plans for a 2.6.x kernel?  I would very much like to see DSL as a kismet/wifi wardeiving tool also !!  Troppix is or used to be a very good example but it was too big to fit on a USB key...
To answer Acoul's question:
From the DSL FAQ:
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Will DSL ever use the 2.6 kernel? Has it even been considered?

There are currently no plans to move to a 2.6.x kernel, for the following reasons.

   * The 2.6.x kernel is significantly bigger than the 2.4.x kernel, so it would cramp DSL's functionality.
   * The 2.6.x kernel drops a lot of support for legacy technologies, hardware, etc, and we want to keep DSL functional on as much hardware as possible
   * All major improvements that have occured to the 2.6.x tree have been, and are being backported to the 2.4.x tree, by a very active backporting team. And even though Linus said he would not participate in the backporting process this time, the demand for 2.4.x kernel maintenence is about the same as the demand for updates and improvements to the 2.6.x kernel, so even he has helped in the process, though not as much as what he does toward 2.6 development. For evidence of this activity, take a look at kernel.org, where you can see, the 2.4.30 kernel was released, just a few days after 2.6.10.

::Edit:: Of course just because it says that on the Wiki doesn't mean someone won't do it - or that it will never happen ;o)


Hope that helps :o)
Cheers and beers,
Sarah
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