Akemi Yagi wrote: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Niki Kovacs <contact at kikinovak.net> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Usually I'm not one to complain about "old" version of the CentOS kernel >> and/or software, since I appreciate CentOS' stability. So this might be the >> exception that confirms the rule. I've been jumping through several burning >> loops these past days to configure my little MSI Wind netbook, and I'm >> currently considering going for a more recent kernel. There's no way the >> Ralink driver for the wireless card will build on an older kernel than >> 2.6.22, apparently. >> >> > (snip) > >> I'm prepared to do some tinkering, but in the meanwhile, can you give some >> basic recommendations or caveats? This is not our production database >> server, so it's not a big deal if it's a little bit less stable. >> > > >> Niki >> >> PS: with similar requests, folks usually suggest I run Fedora. So let me >> state: I like CentOS. I don't want to run Fedora. >> > > There is a CentOS kernel 2.6.24 for testing purposes built by Johnny > Hughes. Take a look at this forum thread for details: > > http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=11583&forum=45&post_id=54048#forumpost54048 Oh, why couldn't it be 2.6.27. Then I would have the patch I need? But then, reading up on this kernel, my other drivers like dkms probably won't work.....