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I have Linux 2.0.25 installed and working. I would like to know if the
new 2.1.XX kernals are stable enough. Also, do they offer any
enhancements above the 2.0.XX kernels? If so, what are they?

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I'm running 2.1.9 for a week now and with whatever I'm
using I didn't see any problems yet, except that
I think  /usr/include/linux/socket.h
file lacks <sys/types.h> header (which I had to include there
to make some programs compile) and also it lacks a prototype
for one function, forgot the name..

Serge

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However, there have been other minor burps where diff'ing the code would
readily spot a minor typo or other error in the source code, which I
consider reasonable for an experimental stream. I'm still not sure I under-
stand what the basic goals for 2.1 are, either, but that's OK, too.

So, just make sure you have a bootable 2.0.nn kernel handy on floppy,
and you should be all set.

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   I have Linux 2.0.25 installed and working. I would like to know if the
   new 2.1.XX kernals are stable enough. Also, do they offer any
   enhancements above the 2.0.XX kernels? If so, what are they?

The 2.1 kernels aren't intended to be stable; they're development
releases.  If you want stability, stick with 2.0.  If you need
particular enhancements, wait until the enhancement is stabilized in
2.1 and then patch the particular changes you need into a 2.0 kernel.

Dale

: >
: > I have Linux 2.0.25 installed and working. I would like to know if the
: > new 2.1.XX kernals are stable enough. Also, do they offer any
: > enhancements above the 2.0.XX kernels? If so, what are they?
:
: 2.1.9 looks OK. Even /dev/nrmt0 works more or less with ftape,
: which I didn't see for a loo-oo-ong time.

2.1.X series looks ok for me. Except that with every new release more and
more messages are in syslog, and of one fatal bug in vc_screen.c (which I
managed to remove and should post patches :-).

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This is my little buggy signature...                            Pavel

There were compelling reasons to use 1.3 series over 1.2.13 for some people
(better module support etc).   I'm not sure those exist yet for 2.1 over 2.0
If 2.1 gets far enough 'ahead' of the current kernel  (like kernel  support for java??)
then being 'current' will be important for more than just kernel hacker types.

Graham Todd    http://www.yorku.ca/academics/gtodd/linux
York University, Toronto ON Canada