2.6.18 problems with grub and ACPI

[Richard Lyons <richard@the-place.net>]

Hi all,

I couple of words of warning about upgrading to 2.6.18:

I recently tried installing the 2.6.18 linux image on an etch laptop (in
fact in the hope of solving a sound problem, but that is immaterial).  

grub
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I immediately ran into the problem that the install quietly removed all
traces of grub from the computer.  The reinstallation of grub failed at
first because grub identified correctly the two kernel images, but got
the root wrong in menu.lst, so I needed to use a livecd to rescue the
unbootable laptop manually.

ACPI
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It was only later I noticed that the battery indicator on my windowmaker
desktop was no longer working.  I had been so thrilled that it started
working 'out of the box' with 2.6.17, that I didn't at first check.

Anyway, as 2.6.18 gave me no benefits, I have now returned to the
2.6.17.

Maybe useful to someone...

-- 
richard