Re: [gentoo-user] discarding sources of old kernels

2008-07-16 Thread Allan Gottlieb
At Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:08:15 -0400 Allan Gottlieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I keep a few old kernel binaries around that I know have worked. > They are not ancient; the oldest is 2.6.19* > > Am I correct in believing that I can run these backup kernels even if > I discard the corresponding sour

Re: [gentoo-user] discarding sources of old kernels

2008-07-16 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Donnerstag, 17. Juli 2008, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > I keep a few old kernel binaries around that I know have worked. > They are not ancient; the oldest is 2.6.19* > > Am I correct in believing that I can run these backup kernels even if > I discard the corresponding sources. I am fairly sure tha

Re: [gentoo-user] discarding sources of old kernels

2008-07-16 Thread Justin Findlay
On AD 2008 July 16 Wednesday 07:08:15 PM -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > I keep a few old kernel binaries around that I know have worked. > They are not ancient; the oldest is 2.6.19* > > Am I correct in believing that I can run these backup kernels even if > I discard the corresponding sources. I

[gentoo-user] discarding sources of old kernels

2008-07-16 Thread Allan Gottlieb
I keep a few old kernel binaries around that I know have worked. They are not ancient; the oldest is 2.6.19* Am I correct in believing that I can run these backup kernels even if I discard the corresponding sources. I am fairly sure that I need keep only the contents of /lib/modules/ and can disc