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  • From: Arwed von Merkatz <v.merkatz AT gmx.net>
  • To: Source Mage - Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] thoughts about default kernel branch (moving to 2.6.x somewhen)
  • Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 01:29:29 +0100

On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 05:37:19PM -0600, Robin Cook wrote:
> I have been running the 2.6.x kernel since the test as it solved some
> problems I have with the 2.4 kernels. And I have been running the NPTL
> since it was in the glibc spell.
>
> The only issue I have with it is that I have to use the cvs version of
> libraw1394 with the 2.6 kernels the last I checked.

Compiles fine with the latest glibc-kernel-headers.

> CuZnDragon
> Robin Cook
>
> On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 11:30, Wolfgang Scheicher wrote:
> > As far as i can tell there are less and less problems with 2.6.x kernels.
> > I myself switched my work system to 2.6.x when 2.6.2 got released, and
> > with my
> > new glibc i burned the bridges behind me.
> >
> > So when shall we use 2.6.x as default for the linux spell and the iso?
> >
> > We shouldn't do it to early, but propably shouldn't wait too long either.
> >
> > I for myself belive that things work well enough to switch test grimoire
> > to
> > 2.6.x kernels soon (within the next weeks). And stable somewhen later
> > when
> > it's save. This doesn't mean that users have to upgrade, it's more about
> > what
> > shall be default. However, a user should not run into too much troubles
> > when
> > using the default :-)
> >
> > So - Which kernels are you running, and which problems did you run into
> > because of your kernel?
> >
> > Worf
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