Hello,
I like to keep up with new kernel releases, especially if they fix security issues or other bugs.
However, I am getting tired of all the manual updates I need to do with each new kernel. So I am asking for advice on automating these tasks.
Here is what I have to do now:
1) Add NTFS support. Usually go to the linux-ntfs project and get an RPM. Could also recompile the kernel with NTFS added.
2) Recompile and set up the Cisco VPN software.
3) Reset the Broadcom driver (the tg3 driver still doesn't work with the Cisco VPN software). Doing it from scratch means installing the source RPM, going through steps to rpmbuild the binary RPM, then installing the new RPM.
4) Reinstalling the NVIDIA driver (which I haven't been doing lately because of needing 8K stacks *and* NTFS support).
In particular, if anyone has done something similar, I would love to modify as needed. I would need:
o) sufficient robustness to recover from failures (say, when things don't work the same going from 2.4 to 2.6).
o) Some way to identify that a new kernel is installed (presumably using uname or the like).
o) Retrieving stuff from the Internet, like a new linux-ntfs project RPM that matches the new kernel (or identifying it isn't yet available, possibly before doing anything else).
Thanks.
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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
