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dale77

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From: Down under

Registered: 2007-02-10

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Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

No issues, just works (tm).

Thanks Archers!

timetrap

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Registered: 2008-06-05

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Re: Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

Same here.

Except for that damn pcspkr!!!

Beep Beep Beep

 sudo rmmod snd_pcsp

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Leigh

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From: USA

Registered: 2004-06-25

Posts: 533

Re: Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

Likewise.  Thanks kernel devs and testers!

I read about others experiencing some troubles so I was a little leery. I decided to use the vanilla kernel for a while before updating my custom kernel. I put it through some stress tests on a t61 thinkpad and my Dell xps600. Everything seems cool here 

Last edited by Leigh (2008-10-19 12:26:44)

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haxit

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Registered: 2008-03-04

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Re: Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

Workds for me like a breeze also. Thanks.

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jwcxz

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Registered: 2008-09-23

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Re: Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

The upgrade seems to have gone fine for me as well.  However, I'm noticing that iwl4965 seems a little more unstable for some reason.  Not to mention the fact that after using certain wireless APs for a while, I get arbitrary kernel panics (which is especially annoying when I'm trying to take notes during a lecture).

I think I'm going to go back to building custom kernels for my system at some point.  I like having fine control over what gets built.

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Leigh

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From: USA

Registered: 2004-06-25

Posts: 533

Re: Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

I think I'm going to go back to building custom kernels for my system at some point.  I like having fine control over what gets built.

Ive been using arch for quite some time, and using a custom kernel has saved me some hassles quite a few times, I wouldn't say often, but like every blue moon or so. I only use the vanilla kernel as a backup and I just make sure it works  before rebuilding or updating my custom one.

Besides that, I keep a clone of my system on a usb drive that I update every so often when my system seems to be running really solid. There was only one time I needed to plug the usb drive back in and rebuild my system from it, and that wasn't anything to do with Arch, but just some dumb ditsy thing I did. Anyway, It helps me feel more at ease with iffy updates, or if I want to try out some major system change. To me, it's kind of foolish to be totally dependent of updates without some kind of backup, especially with a rolling release.

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kalasmannen

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From: Örebro, Sweden

Registered: 2008-02-27

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Re: Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

Same here.

Except for that damn pcspkr!!!

Beep Beep Beep

 sudo rmmod snd_pcsp

What! Did they change the name of the module? How evil!

kalasmannen

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From: Örebro, Sweden

Registered: 2008-02-27

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Re: Smooth upgrade to 2.6.27

An update. I was also able to upgrade to 2.6.27, without any trouble. This is great!

First thing i did was of course to blacklist the snd_pcsp!