From 0cb389694062a8f53aa0899f749d6d32bbdba568 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: AJ Jordan Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:07:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Fix statement about `kernel` being from Fedora 25 While we're at it, make the documentation version-independent. --- troubleshooting/newer-hardware-troubleshooting.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/troubleshooting/newer-hardware-troubleshooting.md b/troubleshooting/newer-hardware-troubleshooting.md index b4fba217..7ef65925 100644 --- a/troubleshooting/newer-hardware-troubleshooting.md +++ b/troubleshooting/newer-hardware-troubleshooting.md @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ permalink: /doc/newer-hardware-troubleshooting/ Troubleshooting newer hardware ============================== -By default, the kernel that is installed in dom0 is the kernel shipped by Fedora 25. +By default, the kernel that is installed in dom0 comes from the `kernel` package, which is an older Linux LTS kernel. For most cases this works fine since the Qubes OS developers backport fixes to this kernel, but for some newer hardware, you may run into issues. -For example, the audio might not work if the sound card is too new for the Fedora 25 kernel. +For example, the audio might not work if the sound card is too new for the LTS kernel. To fix this, you can try the `kernel-latest` package - though be aware that it's less tested! In dom0: @@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ sudo qubes-dom0-update kernel-latest Reboot when it's done installing. You can double-check that the boot used the newer kernel with `uname -r`, which prints the version of the currently-running kernel. -If it says `4.14` at the beginning, then you're still using the Fedora 25 kernel, and you'll probably need to manually fix your boot settings. -If it reports a higher version number, then you've successfully booted with the kernel shipped by `kernel-latest`. +Compare this with the output of `rpm -qi kernel | grep Version`. +If the start of `uname -r` matches one of the versions printed by `rpm`, then you're still using the Linux LTS kernel, and you'll probably need to manually fix your boot settings. +If `uname -r` reports a higher version number, then you've successfully booted with the kernel shipped by `kernel-latest`.