Rod Haper wrote:
when I boot the updated 2.6.16-1.2111_FC4 stock kernel it fails to include some of the hardware devices
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what can I do to fix the problem?
Don't upgrade the kernel. I know it might sound like a rather blase, but it's the best answer. If you find a kernel that works, why upgrade it? Fact is, later kernel releases often break code that worked in previous releases. Sad but true. -- K. http://slated.org - Slated, Rated & Blogged Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) on sky, running kernel 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 02:50:19 up 8 days, 22:30, 1 user, load average: 0.12, 0.08, 0.03