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From: Klaus Zerwes on 4 Dec 2009 10:07 mark.russel.mitchell(a)gmail.com wrote: > I want to run Linux on my new pavilion laptop, but there's a bug > <http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13449#c12> in the mainline > kernel (after recovering from sleep, the battery is not seen), that > makes the machine impractical for my desired use. > > Apparently, the bug is fixed in kernel version 2.6.32-rc8. I have > recompiled kernels before in Slackware, but never in my preferred > distro, (k)ubuntu. I've tried doing it in ubunutu, but the package > build failed, and I can't figure out why. Did you use the kernel-package for building the kernel? This should be the preferred way to build kernel-packages in all debian-based distros. > So, my question is, is there a distro that has this bug fixed in their > distributed kernel, or has a working (for me) kernel in their package > manager. > > If all else fails, I'll put Slackware on for a month or two until the > fixed bug does make it into a distributed kernel, but I'd rather not. > I liked Slackware, but IMHO it needs more customizing than I have time > for. > > Thanks, > Mark Klaus -- Klaus Zerwes http://www.zero-sys.net
From: ralphy on 4 Dec 2009 10:45 On 2009-12-04, Klaus Zerwes <kzerwes(a)web.de> wrote: > mark.russel.mitchell(a)gmail.com wrote: >> I want to run Linux on my new pavilion laptop, but there's a bug >> <http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13449#c12> in the mainline >> kernel (after recovering from sleep, the battery is not seen), that >> makes the machine impractical for my desired use. >> >> Apparently, the bug is fixed in kernel version 2.6.32-rc8. I have >> recompiled kernels before in Slackware, but never in my preferred >> distro, (k)ubuntu. I've tried doing it in ubunutu, but the package >> build failed, and I can't figure out why. > > Did you use the kernel-package for building the kernel? > This should be the preferred way to build kernel-packages in all > debian-based distros. > I used these directions; <http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu> Everything worked as expected, up to this point: >To build the kernel, execute these two commands: > >make-kpkg clean >fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image >kernel_headers The 'make-kpkg clean' seemed to work, but it ended with an error message I don't recall (I tried this a week or two ago), and there were no .deb files to install. >> So, my question is, is there a distro that has this bug fixed in their >> distributed kernel, or has a working (for me) kernel in their package >> manager. >>
From: Joe on 4 Dec 2009 10:51 Klaus Zerwes wrote on 12/04/09 07:07: > mark.russel.mitchell(a)gmail.com wrote: >> I want to run Linux on my new pavilion laptop, but there's a bug >> <http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13449#c12> in the mainline >> kernel (after recovering from sleep, the battery is not seen), that >> makes the machine impractical for my desired use. >> >> Apparently, the bug is fixed in kernel version 2.6.32-rc8. I have >> recompiled kernels before in Slackware, but never in my preferred >> distro, (k)ubuntu. I've tried doing it in ubunutu, but the package >> build failed, and I can't figure out why. > > Did you use the kernel-package for building the kernel? > This should be the preferred way to build kernel-packages in all > debian-based distros. But there probably is no kernel package for the -rc kernel that the OP needs. Debian and derived distros add their own patches to the kernel, so a plain vanilla kernel may have issues. Yet another reason why I use Slackware. I always build my own kernel on Slack. -Joe
From: J.O. Aho on 4 Dec 2009 11:45
mark.russel.mitchell(a)gmail.com wrote: > Apparently, the bug is fixed in kernel version 2.6.32-rc8. I have > recompiled kernels before in Slackware, but never in my preferred > distro, (k)ubuntu. I've tried doing it in ubunutu, but the package > build failed, and I can't figure out why. Gentoo do have rc kernels in it's portage. -- //Aho |