Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-12 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Colin wrote: > Cassiano Leal wrote: > >> I have a 4312 myself. Only way I can use the card is via the hybrid wl >> driver found here: >> http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php >> >> Unfortunately, it's not free. It works, though... > > That's what the broadcom-sta package worked w

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-10 Thread Alex Samad
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 11:21:39PM -0200, Cassiano Leal wrote: > 2009/11/9 Colin : > > Alex Samad wrote: > >> > >> On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:27:22AM -0200, Cassiano Leal wrote: > >>> > >>> 2009/11/7 Alex Samad : > >>> And here's the wiki page explaining the whole process. It's quite > >>> simple a

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-09 Thread Cassiano Leal
2009/11/9 Colin : > Alex Samad wrote: >> >> On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:27:22AM -0200, Cassiano Leal wrote: >>> >>> 2009/11/7 Alex Samad : >>> And here's the wiki page explaining the whole process. It's quite >>> simple and quick to follow through. >>> >>> http://wiki.debian.org/wl >> >> yeah and th

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-09 Thread Colin
Alex Samad wrote: On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:27:22AM -0200, Cassiano Leal wrote: 2009/11/7 Alex Samad : And here's the wiki page explaining the whole process. It's quite simple and quick to follow through. http://wiki.debian.org/wl yeah and that great, but my whinge was that it was orphaned re

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-08 Thread Alex Samad
On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:27:22AM -0200, Cassiano Leal wrote: > 2009/11/7 Alex Samad : > > On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 04:46:52PM -0500, Colin wrote: > >> Cassiano Leal wrote: > >> > >> >I have a 4312 myself. Only way I can use the card is via the hybrid wl > >> >driver found here: > >> >http://www.br

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-08 Thread Cassiano Leal
2009/11/7 Alex Samad : > On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 04:46:52PM -0500, Colin wrote: >> Cassiano Leal wrote: >> >> >I have a 4312 myself. Only way I can use the card is via the hybrid wl >> >driver found here: >> >http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php >> > >> >Unfortunately, it's not free

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-07 Thread Alex Samad
On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 04:46:52PM -0500, Colin wrote: > Cassiano Leal wrote: > > >I have a 4312 myself. Only way I can use the card is via the hybrid wl > >driver found here: > >http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php > > > >Unfortunately, it's not free. It works, though... > > That

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-07 Thread Colin
Cassiano Leal wrote: I have a 4312 myself. Only way I can use the card is via the hybrid wl driver found here: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php Unfortunately, it's not free. It works, though... That's what the broadcom-sta package worked with and it worked fine for me too

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-04 Thread Colin
Alex Samad wrote: On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 07:53:15PM -0500, Colin wrote: The broadcom-sta source code that was included in non-free Debian would no longer compile with kernel 2.6.31. That's why they've been working on the b43 driver extensively in the 2.6.32 kernel so the broadcom-sta driver wi

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-04 Thread Colin
Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: So, if I understand correctly, I should not upgrade to 2.6.31 stock kernel, when that is released for testing, right? From what I heard, there won't be a 2.6.31 for testing, only a 2.6.32 when it's ready. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-04 Thread Alex Samad
On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 07:53:15PM -0500, Colin wrote: > Alex Samad wrote: > >isn't there some issue with the broadcom-sta drivers and .31 ? > > > > The broadcom-sta source code that was included in non-free Debian > would no longer compile with kernel 2.6.31. That's why they've been > working on

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-04 Thread Γιώργος Πάλλας
Colin wrote: Alex Samad wrote: isn't there some issue with the broadcom-sta drivers and .31 ? The broadcom-sta source code that was included in non-free Debian would no longer compile with kernel 2.6.31. That's why they've been working on the b43 driver extensively in the 2.6.32 kernel so

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-03 Thread Colin
Alex Samad wrote: isn't there some issue with the broadcom-sta drivers and .31 ? The broadcom-sta source code that was included in non-free Debian would no longer compile with kernel 2.6.31. That's why they've been working on the b43 driver extensively in the 2.6.32 kernel so the broadcom-s

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-02 Thread Alex Samad
On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 11:29:54PM +0100, Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > > > > Running a customized (stripped) little 2.6.31.1 from kernel.org under > > Lenny since Oct 3, on an old dual 550MHz i440BX board. Fairly stripped > > down install running a Postfix mail firewall and L

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-02 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > Running a customized (stripped) little 2.6.31.1 from kernel.org under > Lenny since Oct 3, on an old dual 550MHz i440BX board. Fairly stripped > down install running a Postfix mail firewall and Lighty. Been running > great, no issues. I've probably got everything strip

2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-02 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Emanoil Kotsev put forth on 11/2/2009 3:48 PM: > Dave Witbrodt wrote: > >> My impression is that the kernel team considers 2.6.31 to have been a >> bit buggier than usual, but they are feeling better about 2.6.32 and >> plan to use it for Squeeze (when released). >> > > I've just compiled and ins

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-11-02 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Dave Witbrodt wrote: > My impression is that the kernel team considers 2.6.31 to have been a > bit buggier than usual, but they are feeling better about 2.6.32 and > plan to use it for Squeeze (when released). > I've just compiled and installed .31.5 (from kernel.org) and it seems my notebook li

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-10-22 Thread Dave Witbrodt
David Baron wrote: There are 2.6.32-rc's around as well, but not on Debian. Why should there not be current stable kernel version on Debian? I always compile my own. Question is that if Debian is keeping it back, is it safe. Version 2.6.31 is available in "experimental". You can use 'kernel

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-10-22 Thread David Baron
On Thursday 22 October 2009 19:23:39 debian-user-digest- requ...@lists.debian.org wrote: > > Are these going to be "released" to SId? > > > > Repos still list rc6-experimental. I have seen references to 2.6.31.4 ! > > > > > > I don't pay close attention to what is in the repos, but I don't reca

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-10-22 Thread Nate Bargmann
2.6.29 was in Sid for a while earlier this year. Obviously the kernel team has their reasons why the 2.6.31 kernel isn't in Sid ATM, but I doubt the "31" of the current stable version is the reason. Under the old kernel development method prior to the 2.6 series the so-called "odd" kernels (1.1,

Re: 2.6.31 kernels

2009-10-22 Thread Tim Tebbit
David Baron wrote: > Are these going to be "released" to SId? > > Repos still list rc6-experimental. I have seen references to 2.6.31.4 ! > > I don't pay close attention to what is in the repos, but I don't recall seeing an odd numbered packaged by the Debian kernel team. I could be wrong thoug

2.6.31 kernels

2009-10-22 Thread David Baron
Are these going to be "released" to SId? Repos still list rc6-experimental. I have seen references to 2.6.31.4 ! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org