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Kernel 3.18-rc3 – Boots OK with ‘new’ .config..

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Tested Kernel 3.18-rc3 and found that it would not boot with the .config that worked OK with -rc1..    Re-created a new .config from scratch, and now my temporary test system (HP6830 laptop) boots OK, but overall performance still seems rather sluggish.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 3 18:19:06 PST 2014 x86_64 … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.17 – At Last…

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Kernel 3.17 Final has – finally – been released, and details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1410.0/02818.html As with the last -rc, the latest NVIDIA (340.46) and VMware (10.0.3 patched) drivers install and run OK.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.17.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Oct 5 18:02:39 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.   October 5, 2014. … Continue reading →