Re: Linux 1.3.x kernels (was: Bug#2678: 0.93R6 won't take libc5)
Christian Hudon writes:
>
> On Sat, 13 Apr 1996, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
>
> > It has been decided that Debian 1.1 will use an 1.3.x kernel. Lots of
> > 1.1 packages do not even run on 1.2.13, especially network utilities
> > and stuff that uses UNIX SOCK_DGRAM sockets.
>
> Talking about 1.3.x kernels... Could someone who is following the 1.3
> kernels fairly closely post to the mailing-list a list of the usable
> (i.e. least buggy) 1.3 kernels? Has the kernel version that will be
> released with Debian 1.1 been decided?
>
> I'm still at 1.2.13, probably like quite a few other on this list, because
> I'd rather not be too close to the bleeding edge. But if I could get a
> list of good 1.3.x kernels from someone who's following the kernel
> development, I'd be more than happy to switch over (and gain all the nifty
> features of the newer kernels).
>
> Christian
>
> PS My case: I'd need VFAT support. Am I better to switch to a 1.3.x kernel
> or apply the doslfn01 patch from sunsite (which has been static for quite
> some time) to my 1.2.13 kernel?
1.3.72 is probably the most stable late 1.3 kernel from my experience.
I'm sure it depends on what hardware your using though. I had a few crashes
with some of the 80 kernels and late 70s, but 72 has been good to me and
stayed up for a number of days. Don't think I had any problems with 86
or 87 though, but I didn't have them up very long, running 88 at the
moment.
All this is on a ASUS P100, ncr 810 scsi, pci amd lance, diamond S3 968
card.
Andrew
--
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factor - 91%. Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot
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-- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day'
Andrew Howell andrew@it.com.au
Perth, Western Australia howellaa@cs.curtin.edu.au
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