[Preston] kernel version in debian 3.0r1

[Andrew King]

Jim Skelton wrote:
> How easy its it to get the Debian 3.0.r1 to install the 2.4 kernel. Is it 
> just an installation default? 
> 
> I have been reading the Debian release notes and I read the following 
> "Although the 2.4 branch is considered by the
>      kernel developers to be a stable kernel branch, the Debian GNU/Linux
>      release team judged it not to have reached sufficient maturity for
>      inclusion as the default kernel in this release."

On Debian 3.0.r0, all you need to do when you've got to the installation 
boot prompt is type "bf24". It's most likely just the same for 3.0.r1. 
This will start a 2.4 installation. Has worked for me for the 3-4 times 
I've tried it.

Andrew