Bug#290013: kernel-image-2.4.27-1 ACPI Fix

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 12:01:43AM +0000, Jason Lander wrote:
> 
> Horms,
> 
> > The packages are at the URL below and represent what will become
> > the official 2.4.27-8 packages, though there are a few additional
> > bugs that need to be investigated first. I you have a chance, please
> > test them out.
> 
> > http://debian.vergenet.net/testing/
> 
> I think this has fixed bug #290039: that the 3c59x driver on a Thinkpad
> T20 was reporting a spurious MAC address with the release 6 version of the
> 2.4.27-1 kernel package.
> 
> I'm afraid the tests I can perform are limited as the machine does not
> have enough space on the root partition to fully install more than one
> kernel at a time.
> 
> However, I could download the -686 version of the kernel-image deb, unpack
> it on another partition and with the help of a few symlinks, initrd and
> grub - it was possible to boot the machine with the updated kernel.
> 
> Under the updated kernel, the 3c59x driver was behaving and reporting the
> correct MAC address.

Jason, 

thanks for this feedback, it is most useful - every little bit counts.
If you have a chance to do any further testing, please let me know your 
findings.

-- 
Horms