On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 12:45:45AM +0900, Kenshi Muto wrote: > > > Based on discussions on the debian-kernel list[1], I'd like to propose > > > that we use 2.4.27 as the 2.4 kernel for all architectures with 2.4 > > > kernels > > > in sarge. The strongest arguments for 2.4.27, as opposed to 2.4.26 were > > > noted > > > by tbm [3]. > > > > On a similar note, it has been known for almost a month now that the 2.6.8 > > kernel packages will be the default 2.6 kernel for sarge, and it seems to > > solve at least one d-i related bug (don't remember the bug number too). > > Powerpc 2.6.8 kernel .udebs are already uploaded, altough the favorable NEW > > processing that .udebs are under don't seem to have extended to those > > packages yet. > > Well, I hope this is only my environment side problem, but I met a > serious problem with both 2.4.27 and 2.6.8 for i386 architecture. > > 2.4.27 won't load specific ide driver for support DMA transfer, and > 2.6.8 dumps oops and crashes immediately around ACPI. (they are > already reported to BTS)
I don't know for 2.4.[67], but it is definitive that we are going with 2.6.8, so the ACPI mess will have to be sorted out before we release. > 2.4.26 and 2.6.7 work... For you maybe, but 2.6.7 hangs while hotplug is loading usb devices for me, works fine in 2.6.8. Friendly, Sven Luther
