On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 15:41:35 +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 09:53:48PM +0900, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > If the 2.4.21-benh kernel is so good, why is there a buggy > > kernel-image-2.4.21-powerpc package but no kernel-image-2.4.21-benh > > package in Debian? > > Because it is the 'stable' kernel ? Seriously, you find > kernel-image-2.4.21-powerpc package to be buggy, what bugs are you > exactly speaking and did you fill bug reports for them ?
Well, I posted a message to debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org on July 17 about this ("Can no longer change the brightness with F1/F2 on my PowerBook"). I've just filled a bug report (bug 202602). On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 16:48:18 +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: > You can be sure that the Debian 2.4.21 kernel source (or patch) is based > on BenH's source tree. That explains why there's no > kernel-image-2.4.21-benh package (kernel-image-2.4.21-newpmac would be > impossible without Bens work). For all practical purpose the two would be > identical (right, Sven?). I've been told that kernel-image-2.4.21-powerpc wasn't based on Ben's source tree. So, on which sources is it based? And where can I find kernel-image-2.4.21-newpmac? -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> - 100% validated HTML - Acorn Risc PC, Yellow Pig 17, Championnat International des Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques, TETRHEX, etc. Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA