Installing current snapshot, but want to use 2.6 kernel

[pratty70]

We're installing a new gentoo installation and want to use 2.6 kernel rather than 3.2 for driver related reasons. What is the simplest way to do this without going round the houses. Is there a USE flag setting we can use to specify 2.6 instead of 3.2 which it currently insists on bringing down in the latest portage snapshot.

[John R. Graham]

All of the 2.6 kernels are out of portage now but it hasn't been that long: the later ones should still be buildable. You'll have to learn how to set up a local Portage overlay and then retrieve one of the ebuilds for one of the older kernels from the cvs attic. For instance, the latest 2.6 branch kernel in there is 2.6.39-r4. Once that ebuild and its associated files are set up in your local overlay, it's as simple as emerging the sources with an explicit name:

[pratty70]

Many thanks.