Re: Linux versions

Phil Plumbo wrote:

>
> From: psp@... (Phil Plumbo)
>
> >The current version requires a 2.0.36 kernel (or maybe it
> >is just that the Xwindows interface is unreliable with 2.0.33 or so). Anyway,
> >all of us had nasty user interface hangups on 2.0.33, and they all went
> >away once upgraded to 2.0.36
>
> I just browsed ftp.us.kernel.org looking for a linux kernel, and found they
> have versions all the way up to 2.3. They have 2.0.36 which is dated Nov 17
> 1998, and lots of later versions. If anyone has tested EMC with later
> versions let us know, otherwise my software development instincts tell me to
> stick to 2.0.36.

The latest version of Linux on which I've compiled and run the EMC is
kernel 2.0.36, which comes with Red Hat 5.2. The corresponding kernel
path from New Mexico Tech is 0.9J, although I think 1.0 will work.

If anyone wants to try newer kernels, let me know. Going to one of the
2.2 kernels is a huge change. I'm going to wait a while for that, since
there are loads of EMC fixes waiting for me...

--Fred