Ack, thats for test8-pre1. It looks like they put it in so they can bugfix it before rel, cause the VM code needed major help anyhow. * Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> [000921 01:09]: > There are patches avail too. > > http://www.surriel.com/patches/2.4.0-t8p1-vmpatch2 > > Its called a dev kernel for a reason :) > > * ^chewie <chewie at wookimus.net> [000920 18:12]: > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2000 at 06:41:56PM -0400, Charles Fulton wrote: > > > I just got a coppermine based laptop (hyperdata) that won't boot > > > linux without disabling the L2 cache. I've tried RH 6.2, RH 6.9 and > > > Debian 2.4 (slink). > > > > > > It runs windoze, FreeBSD and OpenBSD just fine. > > > > > > It hangs on the "Loading Linux" line displaying variable numbers of > > > periods. Debian is the only one that actually gave me an error of > > > "out of memory". > > > > > > I read in the kernel mail archives about a detection problem for the > > > coppermine cache but the patch was dated late last year. > > > > > > Linux does work without using the cache... and I compiled a > > > 2.4-test8 kernel which had the same problems. > > > > Look into the ./tests or ./testing directory for patches against > > test8. BTW, test8's VM is really FSCKED up. It'd be best if you used > > the stable kernel instead. > > > > -- > > Chad "^chewie, gunnarr" Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> > > http://wookimus.net/chewie > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > -- > Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> #nicnac at efnet > http://www.ringworld.org/ finger:dieman at destiny.ringworld.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org -- Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> #nicnac at efnet http://www.ringworld.org/ finger:dieman at destiny.ringworld.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 233 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20000921/61ca5827/attachment.pgp -------------- next part -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org