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ghaefb
14th August 2004, 12:56 PM
Linus Torvalds has released the Linux 2.6.8 stable kernel.
+ 2.6.8.1 patch has been released. It's a NFS bug (a typo) fix.
So if you are using NFS, you should update to 2.6.8.1

Use mirror list to download -> http://www.kernel.org/mirrors/

Read full Changelog -> here (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.8)
Read 2.6.8.1 Changelog -> here (ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.8.1)
bamboo_spider
14th August 2004, 02:14 PM
Thats Good

Had a related question : What is a Vanilla Kernal

Thanks
Varkk
14th August 2004, 02:26 PM

a vanilla kernel is a plain kernel from kernel.org, just the way Linus intended it. It has no distro patches in it lke the RH/Fedora ones.


[edit] so...anyone tried it yet? any interesting/exciting changes in this kernel? I hear there is no 2.7 branch planned anytime soon with new features being added into the 2.6 branch in the meantime.
ghaefb
14th August 2004, 02:33 PM
I'm running it now.
Don't know about any interesting/exciting changes.
The changelog is too much to read :) and kerneltrap.org still didn't pop up the news.
They usually write the important changes...
ghaefb
14th August 2004, 03:22 PM
There's even a 2.6.8.1 patch already :) -> http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.6/8.1/index.html
Picomp314
14th August 2004, 05:06 PM
ahh!!!
time to recompile!
hopefully they have alsa v1.05 so all the .04 bugs are fixed
Jman
15th August 2004, 01:43 AM
I'll wait for up2date. :)

This vanilla kernel thing probably originated here in the U.S. where the regular flavor of ice cream is vanilla.
mark
20th August 2004, 02:39 AM
I'll wait for up2date. :)

This vanilla kernel thing probably originated here in the U.S. where the regular flavor of ice cream is vanilla.I just installed (via up2date) kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp (as well as the non-smp version, and docs, and kernel-sourcecode). The strange thing is I don't seem to find anything about it in fedora-announce-list. Hmm...
Ned
20th August 2004, 02:58 AM
I just installed (via up2date) kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp (as well as the non-smp version, and docs, and kernel-sourcecode). The strange thing is I don't seem to find anything about it in fedora-announce-list. Hmm...

It only appeared in the updates dir a few hours ago. I'm sure an announcement will follow shortly.

Any problems with it?

Ned
neilius
20th August 2004, 09:56 AM
Just installed the new one here, running fine so far! Had to reinstall the nvidia driver but that's consistant with all new kernels, just a bit of a pain... hehe.

Regards,

Neil. :)
mark
20th August 2004, 12:20 PM
It only appeared in the updates dir a few hours ago. I'm sure an announcement will follow shortly.

Any problems with it?

NedNo, none so far. I haven't tinkered much, but my usual activities seem unaffected.
Ned
20th August 2004, 12:38 PM
Thanks guys - I'll try it out tonight :)

Ned
Ned
20th August 2004, 02:58 PM
I just installed (via up2date) kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp (as well as the non-smp version, and docs, and kernel-sourcecode). The strange thing is I don't seem to find anything about it in fedora-announce-list. Hmm...

Here you go:

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-267
2004-08-20
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : kernel
Version : 2.6.8
Release : 1.521
Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Update Information:

This update kernel updates the Fedora Core 2 kernel to version 2.6.8.
Included in this new upstream kernel are several fixes on the networking
front, including traffic shaping and window scaling fixes.

Note: This kernel includes several Execshield cleanups and changes, and as a
result programs that make certain restrictive assumptions about the virtual
address space (such as Wine) need a different workaround than before.
The applications can get the old (legacy) VA layout via the
setarch -L <application>
option when a recent enough serarch application is in use, in addition there
now is a global switch to go to the legacy VA layout:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/legacy_va_layout


---------------------------------------------------------------------
* Sat Aug 14 2004 Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>

- 2.6.8-rc4-bk3
- split execshield up some more

* Sat Aug 14 2004 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>

- Update SCSI whitelist again with some more card readers.

* Tue Aug 10 2004 Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>

- 2.6.8-rc3-bk3

* Thu Aug 05 2004 Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>

- Add the flex-mmap bits for s390/s390x (Pete Zaitcev)
- Add flex-mmap for x86-64 32 bit emulation
- 2.6.8-rc3


---------------------------------------------------------------------
This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/

c6a6b494059f01e20f69be28e35d7c34 SRPMS/kernel-2.6.8-1.521.src.rpm
c8414cca0d78754981e7f22e98dc3378 x86_64/kernel-2.6.8-1.521.x86_64.rpm
183e619084d567f95730f29c60974c7a x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.8-1.521.x86_64.rpm
c9af2d7eaf18b507919a666ce31c083e x86_64/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.8-1.521.x86_64.rpm
1249d155d13f218a29a9630fca462b26 x86_64/kernel-sourcecode-2.6.8-1.521.noarch.rpm
64d38986eb380f5a126435750bdb6143 x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.8-1.521.noarch.rpm
5a4cb0bdd3d1f9a477c40d8c94810c08 i386/kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i586.rpm
a5f6c23c132494c058b65c400e0e8f7a i386/kernel-smp-2.6.8-1.521.i586.rpm
f2c200606b2ebbea9cfdbed8165486ab i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.8-1.521.i586.rpm
0cc396210fec597d6440541a3bde5295 i386/kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i686.rpm
51155f6069b4d2b9831697e25ceb1fb3 i386/kernel-smp-2.6.8-1.521.i686.rpm
01d3bdeb3f225098af29be2c1a512ef8 i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.8-1.521.i686.rpm
1249d155d13f218a29a9630fca462b26 i386/kernel-sourcecode-2.6.8-1.521.noarch.rpm
64d38986eb380f5a126435750bdb6143 i386/kernel-doc-2.6.8-1.521.noarch.rpm

This update can also be installed with yum or the Update Agent; you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
RedFedora
26th August 2004, 12:29 AM
While I haven't pesonaly tested this, the K3B developers claim that the 2.6.8.x kernels
have caused K3B to stop burning. Especially when dealing with audio CDs.

Please see http://www.k3b.org/ for more info.
ewdi
26th August 2004, 12:34 AM
does it add the VIA Velocity patch driver from RC?
Jman
27th August 2004, 02:20 PM
Thread split, avatar issue is here (http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21254). Let's keep to 2.6.8 now, OK?

On topic: I'm running 2.6.8 now, just had to rebuild nVidia rpms. NTFS even works now. :)
Psquared
27th August 2004, 04:25 PM
Thread split, avatar issue is here (http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21254). Let's keep to 2.6.8 now, OK?

On topic: I'm running 2.6.8 now, just had to rebuild nVidia rpms. NTFS even works now. :)


Hey, I am a noobie. :eek: I just installed FC2 and up2date picked up and installed the new kernel. I also downloaded the Nvidia driver, but I have not it installed yet. (I'm still tinkering under the hood to see what goes where. :) )

coupla questions:

1) if I run the Nvidia installer running the 2.6.8 kernel will it recompile itself to go with the new kernel? The kernel is newer than the driver. (I am referring to the actual Nvidia installer and not RPMs.)

2) I seem to remember reading something about having some files for the new kernel in a certain location /usr/??? in order to install the Nvidia driver with the new kernel. Can you explain that for me or point me to another thread?

3) what about the CD Burner issue with K3B?? Have you tested to see if it will work? If not, is the best workaround to go back to an earlier kernel or run a different CD burner program. I've heard K3B is the best.

BTW, my system is a Gateway P4, 2.6 GHz, 60 gig HD, Nvidia GeForce 4 MX 440. FC2 dual booting with XP using Grub. I use both Gnome and KDE because I have not made up my mind about which is best for me.

Thanks. :D
Mat
28th August 2004, 12:32 AM
While I haven't pesonaly tested this, the K3B developers claim that the 2.6.8.x kernels
have caused K3B to stop burning. Especially when dealing with audio CDs.

Please see http://www.k3b.org/ for more info.

can confirm that.. my burner is not recognized anymore...