Bryan J. Smith wrote:
I read somewhere that by compiling a new kernel (2.6.11, I think), this problem might go away and I wanted my system to run as efficiently so decided to compile a new kernel. Am I doing the right thing? Thanks!
My ignorance here, is there a CentOS "Development" kernel or other option? I noticed the one in CentOS plus, but it is still based on the stock 2.6.9. I assume that's for maximum compatibility.
If not, I typically use Fedora Development (fka Rawhide), although I would _not_ recommend that for production systems. Grab the SRPM from Fedora Development and see if it builds (rpmbuild --build --target=i386| i686|x86_64) on CentOS 4:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/SRPMS/ke...
I would at least try this one _instead_ of a "stock kernel" from kernel.org. Or is there another option that I'm not aware of?
Sorry, I'm not very experienced and didn't know exactly where to turn to compile a new kernel. Thanks for the link! I'd much rather have an rpm than compiling directly from source!