[CentOS] RHEL / CentOS Kernel Updates

Tue Jan 29 20:25:49 UTC 2008
William Hooper <whooperhsd at gmail.com>

On Jan 29, 2008 3:18 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Johnny Hughes wrote:
> >
> > Overall ... unless you really, Really, REALLY need a newer kernel, it is
> > best to use the one provided by the distribution.
>
> Is there a difference in the way kernel modules are managed between
> CentOS4 and 5?  I thought that under CentOS4 after a kernel update
> VMware would insist that you run vmware-config.pl but it would always
> say that the existing module loads perfectly, where under CentOS5 it
> always compiles a new version for each updated kernel.

If we are talking about VMWare Server, RHEL4 is a supported OS, but
RHEL5 isn't.  If your not on a supported OS, it won't have a
pre-configured set of modules.

It does look like RHEL5 support was added in VMWare Workstation 6, but
I haven't used that version.

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William Hooper