[arch-general] Multiple Kernels

[Nilesh Govindarajan]

On 02/01/2010 08:53 PM, Ng Oon-Ee wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 15:59 +0100, ludovic coues wrote:
>> 2010/2/1 Emmanuel Benisty<benisty.e at gmail.com>
>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Nilesh Govindarajan<lists at itech7.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> How to install multiple kernels using pacman ?
>>>>
>>>> Arch should do something like Fedora/Redhat. Maintain 1-2 previous
>>> kernels
>>>> so that if a new one is buggy, then the old one can be used.
>>>
>>> QFT.
>>>
>>> WAIT WHAT?
>>> http://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/i686/kernel26-lts/
>>> http://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/kernel26-lts/
>>>
>>
>> lts is not for everyday desktop usage.
>>
>> By the way,  there should be a way to get older with something like that
>> pacman -S kernel26-2.6.32.6-1
>>
>> In my mind, when package version is specified, pacman look if the asked
>> version is in the repo, and get it if there is such a version.
>> Lot of app would only provide the current version, but some critical app,
>> like kernel, could provide one or two older version. Just by letting them in
>> the repo.
>>
>> But maybe I'm totally wrong, and this will not work cause every kernel
>> module work only with the current one.
>>
> Two words: rolling release.
>
> Once kernel26-2.6.32.7-1 is in [core], mirrors will not have
> kernel26-2.6.32.6-1 anymore. This is one of the central ideas about
> Arch, that everyone is running basically the same system with different
> beads on top. kernel26-lts is there for those who want stability (in
> which case they should use their own kernel26-custom, and perhaps
> shouldn't use Arch at all). Kernel modules and the like are all
> targetted for the current kernel in [core], its a tremendous duplication
> to have to keep versions for all of those, too.
>
> In summary, yes you're totally wrong, and no, its not for the reason you
> think.
>

Agreed. But recently a USB problem (possibly a bug) was being discussed 
heavily on the forums. What about it ? Didn't the developers test the 
kernel properly before releasing it to the community ?

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