[Yum] upgrading fc1 to 2.6 kernel

[James Scott]

On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 13:50, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 01:45:52PM -0600, James Scott wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 13:43, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 01:42:10PM -0600, James Scott wrote:
> > > > This question has probably been asked but I could not locate the answer.
> > > > How or can I use yum to upgrade to the 2.6 kernel from kernel
> > > > 2.4.22-1.2174.nptl.i586.
> > > > Yum upgrade kernel got me to here from a slightly earlier version was
> > > > hoping to go further.
> > > > I this a good idea?
> > > > I suppose this might be slightly off topic for this list if so please
> > > > point me the right direction.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > The answer is "Very carefully."
> > > 
> > > 73 de Jeff
> > I am certain this will be "very helpful".
> > 
> 
> Not intended to help ;-)
> 
> Point yum at the fc2 devel by adding to /etc/yum.conf:
>     [rawhide]
>     name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Unreleased Updates
>     baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/i386
> 
> Then type
>     yum upgrade kernel
> 
> Try rebooting. If you succeed, well, there you have it. Otherwise bailto
> the 2.4.22 kernel.
> 
> But do all the above "Very carefully." please.
> 
> 73 de Jeff
Thank you and point taken.  I did the yum upgrade kernel but did not
have the "bleeding edge repository in the yum.conf.  Do you know of one
that is a little more behind the curve or maybe the edge is the place to
be right now. Just being careful.