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Re: 2.3 --> 2.4?



> I've upgraded the kernel to 2.4, how do I upgrade everything else?  Is
> this the purpose of CVS?

Or reinstall.  Really, it's better for you.

> A couple of examples - the binary of xntpd for 2.4 requires libc.so.20.3,
> and 2.3 came with 18.0.

That's right.  Shared libraries advance, as we make (unfortunately)
incompatible changes to them, in the spirit of making them more correct.

> Also, the 3COM 3c900 is "ep0" in 2.3, and "xl0"
> in 2.4.  Why would that change?

xl drivers use the 3com dma engine.  ep drivers do not.

> How do I resolve all of these issues in one move instead of
> one-at-a-time as I find them (without wiping out the
> whole thing and starting over)?

Not easily.