On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 07:00:51PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: > On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Frederik Schueler wrote: > > > I would like to update a few drivers in 2.6.18 for the next point > > release of etch: > > > > - e1000 (PCIe NICs support) > > - forcedeth (newer onboard NICs stop working on load) > > - 3w-9xxx (9650 controllers support) > > > > I guess there are a couple more drivers requiring an update. > > go wild, > dannf will be pleased if !regression.
and by "go wild", of course he means file a bug of >= important severity (lack of hardware support == important) with a patch and explain why you believe it to not regress any hardware support (for example, if it just adds pci ids, or if you've tested any at-risk hardware). > > Before the release of Etch, we discussed the possibility of a kernel > > upgrade during the Etch life cycle. I wonder if we should backport > > drivers at all, or start working on releasing 2.6.22 or .23 for etch? > > .21 was the worst lately, > .22 is shaping up and .23 looks nice. > > plan is to stay on the boat of fedora 8 and to have iwlifi + e1000e on > the etch+1 kernel. i'm preparing that. what do you mean "on the boat of fedora 8" and what exactly are you preparing? did I miss a discussion somewhere? > otavio will take care of the d-i side of the thing.s yeah, this is a topic for the next d-i meeting -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
