When should one reattempt to upgrade kernel?

cheetoburrito · 2010-02-09 01:28:01

I've only been using Arch for about 6 months. The recent upgrade from 2.6.31 to 2.6.32 caused my Lenovo x200 to have trouble waking from suspend and random kernel panics which I was unable to diagnose. There seemed to already be bug reports filed for these problems. Downgrading to 2.6.31 resolved all problems for me.

Have others had a similar experience with this or other kernel upgrades? How did you decide when to try again to upgrade? I was planning on trying again when 2.6.33 comes out, but am not sure if this is a good idea or not.

-chris

Allan · 2010-02-09 01:31:39

You should attempt to reupgrade when you have time to redowngrade and have all the needed packages for the downgrade ready. Other than that, it is up to you. I'd be trying 2.6.32 again after a few minor version bumps.

Misfit138 · 2010-02-09 01:57:45

There's also the lts kernel...

ccc1 · 2010-02-11 02:15:26

cheetoburrito wrote:

The recent upgrade from 2.6.31 to 2.6.32 caused my Lenovo x200 to have trouble waking from suspend and random kernel panics which I was unable to diagnose. There seemed to already be bug reports filed for these problems.

strange, i've been running 2.6.32 on my x200 since it hit testing and haven't experienced any kernel panics or problems with suspending. can you post links to the bug reports?

ccc1

cheetoburrito · 2010-02-11 03:09:21

I took Allan's advice and tried again as the version had incremented a few notches since I last tried. All is well now.

Sorry ccc1, I don't have the bookmarks to the bug reports anymore.

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#1 2010-02-09 01:28:01

When should one reattempt to upgrade kernel?

#2 2010-02-09 01:31:39

Re: When should one reattempt to upgrade kernel?

#3 2010-02-09 01:57:45

Re: When should one reattempt to upgrade kernel?

#4 2010-02-11 02:15:26

Re: When should one reattempt to upgrade kernel?

#5 2010-02-11 03:09:21

Re: When should one reattempt to upgrade kernel?

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