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slapNUT
02-26-2002, 09:37 AM
finger @kernel.org
[kernel.org]
The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.4.18
The latest prepatch for the stable Linux kernel tree is: 2.4.19-pre1
The latest beta version of the Linux kernel is: 2.5.5
The latest prepatch for the beta Linux kernel tree is: 2.5.5-pre1
The latest 2.2 version of the Linux kernel is: 2.2.20
The latest prepatch for the 2.2 Linux kernel tree is: 2.2.21-pre3
The latest 2.0 version of the Linux kernel is: 2.0.39
The latest prepatch for the 2.0 Linux kernel tree is: 2.0.40-rc3
The latest -ac patch to the stable Linux kernels is: 2.4.19-pre1-ac1
The latest -dj patch to the beta Linux kernels is: 2.5.5-dj1

I'll be busy today people!
Ludootje
02-26-2002, 10:32 AM
tnx for telling!
i'm off going to look what the new features are...
z0mbix
02-26-2002, 10:37 AM
excellent...something else to do this wknd!
Ludootje
02-26-2002, 10:46 AM
tnx for telling!
i'm off going to look what the new features are...


edit: lol what a wonderful bbs, it tells you that because floodcontrol is activated you have to wait to post, so i hit the back button, go reply some others posts, click 'reply' here and see that my post was posted ;)

[ 26 February 2002: Message edited by: Ludootje ]
demian
02-26-2002, 03:14 PM
Does it have a fix for the amd agp bug?
scanez
02-26-2002, 06:32 PM
HOLD on a second people, there were some problems with the 2.4.18 release, it is actually the same as 2.4.18-rc3...2.4.18-rc4 wasn't incorporated into it and there may still be some bugs there. Check the changelogs and what not. It might be better to use 2.4.19-pre1 or hold off.
PLBlaze
02-26-2002, 10:11 PM
2.4.18 = 2.4.18-rc3 (missing the SET_PERSONALITY fix)

2.4.18-rc4 = 2.4.18 (coz there was no changes)

2.4.19-pre1 well it has the rc4 fix and more :cool:
slapNUT
02-26-2002, 10:20 PM
The whole story here (http://installkernel.com/kernel/index.html).
2.4.18 - 1) First 2.4.18 is released, but it is actually 2.4.18-rc3, the 2.4.18-rc4 patch was dropped.
Then they re-released it, but the new 2.4.18 lost a chunk of the 2.4.18-rc4 patch.
To update to 2.4.18 final, download: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.18-rc4.gz
Then: cd /usr/src/linux ; patch -R -p1 < ../patch-2.4.18-rc4.
Since 2.4.18-rc4 == 2.4.18, you are now patched to the official, real 2.4.18 release.



Doesn't seem too scary to me :P

Maybe Bill Gates is out spreadin fear around.

<edit>FYI you put your patches in /usr/src not in /usr/src/linux. Hehe took me a few trys to figure that one out the first time I patched.

BTW
$ uname -r
2.4.18
w00t!

[ 26 February 2002: Message edited by: slapNUT ]