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Bug#449272: linux-2.6: stop this farce, please



On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Maximilian Attems <max@stro.at> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 10:43:28AM +0100, Filip Van Raemdonck wrote:
>  >
>  > Ever since the firewire stack in the Debian kernel packages was switched
>  > to JuJu, these harddisks are no longer working. The controller seems to be
>  > recognized now in 2.6.24, I think it wasn't before. Or at least lspci
>  > lists the card correctly with 2.6.24.
>
>  you seem to not have read the relevant threads.

I've read all open bug reports about firewire on the linux-2.6 source
package. They look relevant enough.

>  > Now I tried 2.6.24 and firewire is still not working.
>
>  we won't release with 2.6.24, can you please test newer

No I can't.

I'm running Lenny on the system for a reason, because I don't want
bleeding edge.
I actually have to run Lenny on it for a reason, because the
motherboard hardware wasn't supported with Etch.
If I wanted to be a kernel tester I'd be rolling my own kernels.
I'm using prepackaged kernels because I don't want to be a kernel tester.

>  also you didn't open a new bug report.
>  is upstream aware of your issues?

Feel free to send them a report.
I'm trying to run a stable kernel. You broke it.

>  checkout trunk 2.6.25-rc3 and report back, see apt lines on
>  http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel

_You_ seem to not have read the relevant lines in my previous email.
"It might be working in another yet to be released version" is NOT the
right answer.

What happened to the social contract: "Our priorities are our users" ???


KR,

Filip

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