New FC 8 kernel RPMS in updates

[Oliver Falk]

Thanks for pointing that out, Steven!

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Steven Moix wrote:
> Btw,don't forget to run a yum clean all if you can't see the updates. 
> I scratched my head for a good 10 min before I figured that out :)
> 
> On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 17:23 -0400, Jay Estabrook wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Oliver has pushed a new set of kernel RPMS into the "updates"
>> repository on buildsys.zero42.at.
>>
>> Besides updating to a kernel based on 2.6.24.4, it has the following
>> additional modules built:
>>
>> 1. snd-es18xx - intended for use with the builtin ES1888 chipset
>>    on MIATA and XP1000.
>>
>> 2. eepro100 - intended for use on machines configured with one of the
>>    Intel 8255[789] NIC chips.
>>
>> The snd-es18xx module should support the built-in sound chip on MIATA
>> and XP1000; I've yet to get it to work on XP1000, and have not tried
>> on MIATA. Should anyone take the time/trouble to investigate, PLEASE
>> keep us informed of any progress!!!
>>
>> Pertinent to #2 above - the current e100 driver, which gets
>> built by default and handles those same NIC chipsets, is having
>> problems on Alpha (many "e100_watchdog: transmit timed out" msgs),
>> and performance can be severely degraded.
>>
>> The eepro100 driver does not exhibit this problem, so a workaround
>> is to force use of it rather than e100. One does this by making a new
>> entry in the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file, like so:
>>
>> blacklist e100
>>
>> Once that's done, rebooting SHOULD result in use of eepro100 and not
>> the e100 driver; check it via "/sbin/lsmod | grep 100".
>>
>> So, the order is:
>> 1. install the new 2.6.24.4-64.2axp.fc8 kernel
>> 2. edit /etc/aboot.conf to default to the new kernel
>> 2. edit blacklist file to add e100
>> 3. reboot
>>
>> You SHOULD come up with the eepro100 driver used.
>>
>> Let us know of any issues.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> --Jay++
>>
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