the hardware recognised is dependant by the version of the kernel?
puppy 1.x does not boot in most machine,puppy 2.x booting in all machine.
i have resume up old pentium 1 with puppy 2.6.16.7 kernel.
but...kernel number 2.6.16.7 is a testing version? because the 7 indicated the testing version,8 indicated the stable version.
Hardware recognition is in the kernel?
Relax, 2.6.16.7 is very stable and works well.
Yes the kernel does the hardware interface so it is mostly responsible for this, but puppy has to organise the kernel to make it work.
I seem to recall that the process of using odd kernel numbers indicating testing versions of the kernel is a strategy that has been abandoned.
Anyway its the second number that is used for that test, not the last number, i.e. stable is 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6 and unstable is 2.1, 2.3, 2.5.
The kernel developers have much better development process tools these days, and have opted for incermental build-test-release cycle. Linus's best kept secret is probably his ability to herd cats (and thus programmers).
Jesse
Yes the kernel does the hardware interface so it is mostly responsible for this, but puppy has to organise the kernel to make it work.
I seem to recall that the process of using odd kernel numbers indicating testing versions of the kernel is a strategy that has been abandoned.
Anyway its the second number that is used for that test, not the last number, i.e. stable is 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6 and unstable is 2.1, 2.3, 2.5.
The kernel developers have much better development process tools these days, and have opted for incermental build-test-release cycle. Linus's best kept secret is probably his ability to herd cats (and thus programmers).
Jesse