Kernel Modules in Fedora -x

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Thu Aug 16 22:06:37 UTC 2007


Rahul Sundaram wrote:

> If fedora must send every new and untested
>> change on to the users, how about some easier way to avoid them if 
>> they break your hardware, like making kernel updates opt-in within a 
>> release version? 
> 
> Fedora is targeted towards the end users who prefer running close to the 
> latest versions. These are not untested nor is every version in all 
> packages pushed into the stable branches. All updates are opt-in anyway. 
> So if the older version works for you, you don't have to update.

Yet another unbootable kernel: 2.6.22.1-32.fc6 wouldn't boot on either a 
Dell 1600sc or an IBM xserver 225.  Is there some way to send a useful 
bug report when the kernel just hangs during bootup?

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com




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