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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 4.14.7 no longer switches to VT7
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:56:44
Message-Id: 3959646.oTvOYIKoxB@peak
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 4.14.7 no longer switches to VT7 by Ian Zimmerman
1 On Sunday, 31 December 2017 01:13:26 GMT Ian Zimmerman wrote:
2 > On 2017-12-31 00:33, Peter Humphrey wrote:
3 > > But the whole 4.12 branch has been masked, so that won't do. Here,
4 > > I've had to go back to 4.9.49-r1 (amd64, not ~amd64). But now I see
5 > > 4.9.72 has been stabilised. I think I'll wait for some stabiliity in
6 > > the kernel version offerings before I make another move. Three kernel
7 > > compilations on six systems within a week are a few too many.
8 >
9 > FWIW, I find 4.9.73 (upstream, not gentoo) rock solid.
10
11 Well, I haven't fallen into whatever holes have been found in other versions
12 yet either, as far as I know.
13
14 If you don't mind my asking, what factors make you prefer vanilla to gentoo
15 sources? (I assume that's what you use.)
16
17 --
18 Regards,
19 Peter.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 4.14.7 no longer switches to VT7 Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
[gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 4.14.7 no longer switches to VT7 Ian Zimmerman <itz@××××××××××××.org>