Re: [gentoo-dev] Bootable RC6 Preview?

[Taras]

I had the same reiserfs crash with 2.4.7.
On 16 Aug 2001 09:56:50 -0600, Daniel Robbins wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 11:38:44PM -0400, Jerry A! wrote:
>
> > Looking over the kernel changelogs, it appears that 2.4.8 and on solve
> > these known issues (at least there were patches applied, and no new
> > patches to fix the previous patches).
> >
> > So, what's the default kernel for rc6?  Please tell me it's at least
> > 2.4.8.  Also, can anyone roll a bootable image of the current rc6?  I'd
> > like to bootstrap and install from this version rather than risk any
> > goofy fs and chipset issues.
> >
> > I wouldn't be so pushy, except I've got a buncha things I'd like to
> > test, verify and commit.
>
> Well, I created a chrootable rc6 build image for the system team, and the rest
> is up to you guys.  Right now, Pete and Chad are working on whipping the rest
> of sys-* into shape.  Chad is handling sys-libs/pam and I'm guessing that
> alkaline is going to start by ripping out multilog and replacing it with a
> non-DJB product.  Currently, we are using kernel 2.4.6 and the most recent
> ebuild we have is the 2.4.7-vanilla kernel.  I was planning to upgrade to the
> most recent kernel a bit later on once our sys image is finished.
>
> Note: cvs.gentoo.org has a VIA KT133 (686b) chipset and doesn't have any
> ReiserFS corruption problems.  So does my development box.  cvs.gentoo.org
> is using kernel 2.4.4-ac9 and my dev box is using 2.4.6 currently.  You may
> try turning off DMA to see if that helps.
>
> Best Regards,
>
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