If the "r9' kernels are 'redhat 9' derived, that problem probably has to do with threading (a back port and very different -- many threaded programs break) and/or a broken glibc. In the redhat world you need to upgrade the kernel to the bleeding edge, same with glibc to make most things work.
On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Dennis Robertson wrote: > On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:41 am, Øyvind Stegard wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just upgraded to the 2.4.20-gentoo-r9 kernel (from -r8), and it > > suddenly OOps'ed (segfault caused by error in inode.c) when unmounting a > > partition before reboot. This made me a bit suspicious, since I used the > > exact same config as with -r8, and kernels from these series have never > > crashed with my current config+hardware, before. (I usually start up > > menuconfig in new kernel dir and load my old config, then verify every > > option after that, so this should be OK, and seems to work well). I > > haven't been able to reproduce any crashes, though. Just wondering if > > anybody else has experienced problems with this latest gentoo-sources > > release. > > Yes, I certainly am. I get random hangs during boot (it would not complete a > fsck twice, hung at module deps and again starting X) and I have sound > problems. Alsa-driver, -libs and -utils refused to compile complaining of an > unknown sound card snd-intel8x0. I installed alsa from source and now amixer > refuses to save settings. I can unmute and get sound to work but sound is > muted on reboot. Also kmail is very temperamental logging on to the mail > server and downloads mail very jerkily. > I am not impressed and am interested in recommendations for other versions of > gentoo with the security patch. Also, how does one dispose of an unwanted > kernel? Is it simply emerge -C? > Thanks. > -- > Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street Noosaville QLD Australia > Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
