Posted on 2008-07-24 15:11:37
By Adam McDaniel
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The kind folks at the Ubuntu
Kernel Team are preparing to release their 2.6.24-20-generic kernel as
the standard Hardy Heron kernel. Considering that they view this kernel
as being stable, I thought that I'd follow their lead and release
2.6.24-20-eeepc as this repository's standard kernel.
What does this mean for you?
It means that if you're not already running 2.6.24-20-eeepc, it will be
downloaded and installed for you on the next system update, and you will
be prompted to reboot.
What's different in 2.6.24-20-eeepc?
According to the features page,
2.6.24-20-eeepc contains:
- Everything from 2.6.24-19-eeepc
- Restored extra kernel modules that were missing from 2.6.24-19-eeepc (I.e., DVD support, squashfs, usb+wifi support, etc.)
- USB_PERSIST support via timauton's patch. (See post-install steps.)
- Upgraded madwifi wireless modules (madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6 branch, svn r3745)
- Upgraded uvcvideo module (svn r233)
- Updated Elantech touchpad driver port to become user-selectable.
What if I have problems upgrading?
Please log your concerns into the eeeusers.com Forum, under the 2.6.24-20-eeepc
Kernel Upgrade Announcment Thread.
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