[clug] Debian sarge and kernel 2.4.29 problem
G'day,
I'm having a rather frustrating time at the moment with my workstation.
I have upgraded from Debian Woody to Sarge, and all appears to be
going well. So, I decide to upgrade to the latest kernel version in the
2.4.x series from ftp.kernel.org...
Anyway, I'm running a P4 2.6 with Hyperthreading, and have been running
on 2.4.26 as an SMP enabled kernel for probably 4 months of so without
any issue, having compiled the kernel using kernel-package. The system
contains a GForce 4 video card, so I have to re-compile the binary
drivers to get it to work well, but this is not an issue. Until now.
With the new 2.4.29 kernel source, I ran `make oldconfig` with my 2.4.26
kernel configuration, and thought that all would be good. I installed
the .deb and rebooted. All seemed to be good, excluding of course the
NVidia driver, until the system froze. A hard reboot rendered the same
result.
I've since reverted back to the 2.4.26 kernel to check that there was no
hardware problem that had suddenly arisen during the reboot, but this
appears to be fine. I've subsequently built up a non-SMP version of the
2.4.29 kernel to test, and this appears to be running fine. The only
issue is now that I have to remember to install the kernel headers
before attempting to re-install the NVidia drivers if/when I change
kernel versions...
Has anyone else come across this sort of problem, or seen any mention of
it on any other newsgroups etc? I googled for it when the problem first
arose about a month ago, but haven't had enough time to really research
what other information may be around. Any information on how to get my
system running with an SMP-enabled kernel (preferably 2.4.29 or later)
would be appreciated, as would any opinions on whether I would be better
to bite the bullet and go for a 2.6.x series kernel (I'd need some pros
and cons for this sort of upgrade, considering I would like to continue
being able to write CD/DVDs on this system...)
Regards,
Russell Weatherburn
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