Re: kernel

[Hartmut Koptein <koptein@et-inf.fho-emden.de>]

> >> having recently switched to ppc, i have some questions.
> >> 
> >> Is the standard "Linus" kernel supposed to compile ?
> >
> >No, the 'standard' kernel is currently broken for powerpc.
> >2.2.0 and 2.2.1 compiles fine, but 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 are shittig!
> 
> I had gotten the kernel source from 2.1.125 and from then on I only applied the
> patches. I also applied the macX mouse patches and the samba semaphore patches
> (those that broke 2.2.2). Now this kernel is the most stable I ever had. It has
> not hard crashed on me yet (well only once, but that was on a time that I
> pushed the machine to a cpu load of 12 and a filled swap!).

The vger tree is much, much better! :-) 


Greetings,

  Hartmut