[Tfug] correct Kernel for an older AMD system

[Christopher Robbins]

Why do people then make it a point to mention that the 2.6.x kernel is
somehow "less stable" than the 2.4?  I've heard that from a few people (and
of course, the links escape me) but every now and again I get some comment
about how the 2.6 is overloaded with features, etc and if I need rock-solid
stability, I should go with 2.4.....

I'm running a 2.6.10 on my MythBox and before the last restart (games, of
course :) ) I had something like a 100 day uptime

-Chris

On 4/3/06, Brad Becker <investmgmt at s91195370.onlinehome.us> wrote:
>
> 2.6.10 running Kanotix has certainly been stable for me.  81+ day uptime
> running 100% cpu load 24/7 and still going strong.
>
> http://uptimes.nl/account.php?op=details&hid=270
>
> Brad Becker
>
> On Monday 03 April 2006 15:59, Christopher Robbins wrote:
> > It shouldn't matter....2.6 will support this hardware as well as 2.4will.
> > There are a bit of differences between each, too many to list here.  A
> > Google search lists quite a few guides.  The 2.6 is considered a bit
> more
> > "bleeding edge" in comparision to the older 2.4 kernels, but the 2.4
> > kernels are older (tested) so may give a bit greater stability if you're
>
> > running some sort of production environment.....
> >
> > I never had any stability problems with a 2.6 kernel.....Are you rolling
> > your own kernel for any specific reason? A distro will set you up just
> fine
> > (SuSE, Debian, Red Hat, et al) with nothing to worry about...
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