Fedora Core 3 Test Update: kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3

[Dave Jones]

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Fedora Test Update Notification
FEDORA-2005-142
2005-02-10
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Product     : Fedora Core 3
Name        : kernel
Version     : 2.6.10
Release     : 1.766_FC3
Summary     : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system.  The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system:  memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.

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* Wed Feb 9 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
- Backport some exec-shield fixes from devel/ branch.
- Scan all SCSI LUNs by default.
Theoretically, some devices may hang when being probed, though
there should be few enough of these that we can blacklist them
instead of having to whitelist every other device on the planet.

* Tue Feb 8 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
- Use both old-style and new-style for USB initialisation.

* Mon Feb 7 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt; [2.6.10-1.762_FC3, 2.6.10-1.13_FC3]
- Update to 2.6.10-ac12

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This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/3/

696cedff52c593029d3965e13cb7f318  SRPMS/kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.src.rpm
4e0ee3e15b73219de79f4ab49409aa56  x86_64/kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.x86_64.rpm
a316ed0c4b89b16faa209a0648973c3e  x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.x86_64.rpm
7e276415cc1873dbd3b967974f1ef6f7 
x86_64/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.x86_64.rpm
4db9feccdbc2e8333fcdd3ce972889ad  x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.noarch.rpm
6f49806a9c27346468401e49b3ceb5cc  i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.i586.rpm
4f4dc4dd25d53b964856f5aa80b48b33  i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.i586.rpm
e69b225845eff96d252261f997cac6a1  i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.i586.rpm
c3bf097b92e6d3e2911b0fda8acaacfc  i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.i686.rpm
5e32aee4b2f4f287e5bed96c01ca1ae7  i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.i686.rpm
deb699bd313c35392ce98535eda98cba  i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.i686.rpm
4db9feccdbc2e8333fcdd3ce972889ad  i386/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.noarch.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.  You may
need to edit your up2date channels configuration.  Within
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources enable the following line:
yum updates-testing
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/3...
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Dave Jones wrote:

> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fedora Test Update Notification
> FEDORA-2005-142
> 2005-02-10
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Product     : Fedora Core 3
> Name        : kernel
> Version     : 2.6.10
> Release     : 1.766_FC3
>  
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/3...

different mirror, same result, 1.766_FC3 is not listed
--> i will wait


$ rpm -qa kernel
kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3
kernel-2.6.10-1.737_FC3
kernel-2.6.10-1.760_FC3
kernel-2.6.10-1.741_FC3
kernel-2.6.9-1.724_FC3
kernel-2.6.9-1.667

$ yum --enablerepo=updates-testing check-update kernel
Setting up Repo:  updates-released
Setting up Repo:  updates-testing
Setting up Repo:  extras
Setting up Repo:  base
Reading repository metadata in from local files
updates-re: ################################################## 672/672
updates-te: ################################################## 36/36
extras    : ################################################## 771/771
base      : ################################################## 2622/2622

kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.762_FC3       
updates-testing


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shrek-m

shrek-m(a)gmx.de wrote:

>  different mirror, same result, 1.766_FC3 is not listed
>  --> i will wait 

>  $ yum --enablerepo=updates-testing check-update kernel
>  kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.762_FC3       
>  updates-testing 

ahh,
fedora updates are like russian roulette.

$ yum --enablerepo=updates-testing check-update kernel
kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.766_FC3       
updates-testing

-- 
shrek-m

[Satish Balay]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, shrek-m(a)gmx.de wrote:

>  ahh, fedora updates are like russian roulette. 
Make sure you use a proper mirror list - instead of the generic one -
which can go to the other side of the globe.

For eg: I use:

mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-testing-fc$r...

Satish

Satish Balay wrote:

> >ahh, fedora updates are like russian roulette.
> >    
> >
> Make sure you use a proper mirror list - instead of the generic one -
> which can go to the other side of the globe.
>
> For eg: I use:
>
> mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-testing-fc$r...
>  
http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/

thanks

-- 
shrek-m

[Jeffrey D. Yuille]

On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 20:44 +0100, shrek-m(a)gmx.de wrote:
>  Satish Balay wrote:
>  
>  >>ahh, fedora updates are like russian roulette.
>  >>    
>  >>
>  >Make sure you use a proper mirror list - instead of the generic one -
>  >which can go to the other side of the globe.
>  >
>  >For eg: I use:
>  >
>
> >mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-testing-fc$releasever.us.east
>  >
>  
>  http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/
>  
>  thanks
>  
>  -- 
>  shrek-m
>   
By the way, 

     Which file would I have to edit for either yum or Up2date to point
to the above mirror list?  Thanks in advance.  


Jeff

[Satish Balay]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005, Jeffrey D. Yuille wrote:

> >>
> mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-testing-fc$r...
>      Which file would I have to edit for either yum or Up2date to
> point
>  to the above mirror list?  Thanks in advance. 
For yum check /etc/yum.repod./* files
For up2date check /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources

Satish

[Kyrre Ness Sjobak]

>  * Wed Feb 9 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
>  - Backport some exec-shield fixes from devel/ branch.
>  - Scan all SCSI LUNs by default.
>  Theoretically, some devices may hang when being probed, though
>  there should be few enough of these that we can blacklist them
>  instead of having to whitelist every other device on the planet.
>   
Wow! But why can't the kernel just do a "hey! this is a USB device!
Prob'em! and Oh. *real*SCSI. Carefull..."?

>  * Tue Feb 8 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
>  - Use both old-style and new-style for USB initialisation. 
More usb stuff?

[Dave Jones]

On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 08:48:33PM +0100, Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote:
>  
>  > * Wed Feb 9 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
>  > - Backport some exec-shield fixes from devel/ branch.
>  > - Scan all SCSI LUNs by default.
>  > Theoretically, some devices may hang when being probed, though
>  > there should be few enough of these that we can blacklist them
>  > instead of having to whitelist every other device on the planet.
>  > 
>  
>  Wow! But why can't the kernel just do a "hey! this is a USB device!
>  Prob'em! and Oh. *real*SCSI. Carefull..."? 
Had been discussed at one point on linux-scsi list, but no-one got
around to trying to do anything about it afaik.

>  > * Tue Feb 8 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
>  > - Use both old-style and new-style for USB initialisation.
>  More usb stuff? 
2.6.10 changed the style that probing gets done.
new-style makes us do things the way Windows XP does it.
Unfortunatly, some devices don't work it seems (or we still
aren't getting something quite right).  This change makes
us try the 2.6.10 method, and if that fails, fall back to
trying the 2.6.9 and earlier method.

I'm hoping it'll fix up some of the stranger USB problems in bugzilla.

		Dave

[Kyrre Ness Sjobak]

lør, 12.02.2005 kl. 21.45 skrev Dave Jones:
>  On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 08:48:33PM +0100, Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote:
>   > 
>   > > * Wed Feb 9 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
>   > > - Backport some exec-shield fixes from devel/ branch.
>   > > - Scan all SCSI LUNs by default.
>   > > Theoretically, some devices may hang when being probed, though
>   > > there should be few enough of these that we can blacklist them
>   > > instead of having to whitelist every other device on the planet.
>   > > 
>   > 
>   > Wow! But why can't the kernel just do a "hey! this is a USB device!
>   > Prob'em! and Oh. *real*SCSI. Carefull..."?
>  
>  Had been discussed at one point on linux-scsi list, but no-one got
>  around to trying to do anything about it afaik.
>  
>   > > * Tue Feb 8 2005 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com&gt;
>   > > - Use both old-style and new-style for USB initialisation.
>   > More usb stuff?
>  
>  2.6.10 changed the style that probing gets done.
>  new-style makes us do things the way Windows XP does it.
>  Unfortunatly, some devices don't work it seems (or we still
>  aren't getting something quite right).  This change makes
>  us try the 2.6.10 method, and if that fails, fall back to
>  trying the 2.6.9 and earlier method.
>   
Sorry, i don't know Windows intimatly enough to know how it probes
USB... But if it works better, its great!

>  I'm hoping it'll fix up some of the stranger USB problems in
> bugzilla. 
Thats great :)

>  
>  		Dave