Hi,
today I made the kernel update from 2.6.27.9 to 2.6.27.19 (opensuse online update) (Opensuse 11.1, KDE4.2). After reboot, I had no sound. I was not able to get the sound (HDA Intel(STAC92xx Analog)) back. The backend is Xine (because Gstreamer never worked).>:)
This was not the only problem. With the new kernel I was not anymore able to log out or shut down.>:)
Has somebody installed the new kernel update?
Greetings
Michael
similar problems here … i do not even get into the system anymore
Hate to break a trend but I upgraded and it has improved my system(nvidia). Have you tried a cosole login to root and run yast?
I also did a update today and now my KlamAV does not seem to run? Anyone know how to fix this? Was running before I did the update?
Also, anyone know how to post new thread? At the moment I only know how to post reply but not how to start a new posting. Thanks
Same here
@ topitz Iyou probably need to reinstall your graphics driver
Try reinstaling klamav.
To post a new thread go the the respective eg here
and click on the new thread button
/Geoff
>>Also, anyone know how to post new thread? At the moment I only know how to post reply but not how to start a new posting. Thanks<<
in a forum click ‘new thread’ and it will prompt you to login … if you have not got an account, you can set one up easily with novell … theo
>>@ topitz: you probably need to reinstall your graphics driver<<
just did a forced update through yast in console, and yes, my old driver popped up as a problem … thanks … theo
To get your sound back, you probably need to either
You can keep an eye on this url for the alsa for the new kernel when it comes out. The version numbers of the alsa apps should make it clear what kernel version they are specifically intended for.
Index of /repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/openSUSE_11.1/i586
There is a way to have both kernels installed, and then upon boot choose which kernel you wish to boot to. However that is beyond the average user to implement. The beauty of that approach, is one can use the old kernel by a simple selection when booting.
I note they say this about the new kernel:
This update fixes several security issues and hundreds of bugs in the openSUSE 11.1 kernel. The kernel was also updated to the stable version 2.6.27.19 and is now the same kernel as we are planning to ship with SUSE Linux Enterprise 11.** This introduces kABI changes, so all kernel module packages also need to be rebuilt and reapplied**. Following security issues are fixed: CVE-2009-0029: The ABI in the Linux kernel on s390, powerpc, sparc64, and mips 64-bit platforms requires that a 32-bit argument in a 64-bit register was properly sign extended when sent from a user-mode application, but cannot verify this, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted system call. CVE-2008-5079: net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table. CVE-2009-0028: A minor signal handling vulnerability was fixed, where a child could send his parent a arbitrary signal.
OK, update to “alsa-update page/guide” complete, reflecting new kernel.
Thanks again.
Well guys, I noticed it had installed the new kernel on my computer after updating via “zypper up”.
No problems at all so far. One question on this: What I did was to boot into the new kernel and removing the entries to the previous kernel in the bootloader - now this does NOT remove old files, right?
Could someone please tell me how to CLEAN my system? I´d really like to get rid of a bunch of junk… 
TheMask.*
Delete the old kernel packages from YaST.
Well guys, I noticed it had installed the new kernel on my computer after updating via “zypper up”. No problems at all so far.
One question on this: What I did was to boot into the new kernel and removing the entries to the previous kernel in the bootloader - now this does NOT remove old files, right?
Could someone please tell me how to CLEAN my system? I´d really like to get rid of a bunch of junk…
TheMask.*
Hi people,
I have the same problem as topitz. That is right after the progress bar, there is no graphics when X is supposed to start, just a mess. I think I need to re-install my graphics driver but how do you do so? I’m a bit of a n00b here.
topitz said he “force” installed the graphics driver through YaST. My questions are
I really appreciate your help. Many thanks!
On a side note, they should make clear that this kernel update is not a child’s toy and can break the system…
A positive feedback for the new kernel.
Updated in run level 3 .
restart to run level 3
install Nvidia drivers
restart
blank screen till the login prompt.
checked menu.lst and changed vga settings.
All working fine. significant performance gain.
i am 
Cheers
To Whom It May Concern,
I have been using OpenSUSE for about 1.5 years now, I decided to make the switch from windows, I haven’t looked back since. I had previously played with Linux back in 1995, with Mandrake, but other than that, I have no extensive experience.
However, I have learned quite a bit, from running my desktop on OpenSUSE. One of the things I learned early on, was that a Kernel update, usually means having to rebuild modules that are dependent on the Kernel. This would include most hardware drivers, anti-virus programs that load via the kernel module, as well as Virtual Machine Programs.
I am sure there is a list of programs which are dependent on the Kernel, and build custom modules based on the current Kernel, however the ones listed in this list, are the ones I have experience with.
For graphic drivers(nvidia), you simply need to reinstall, and this will rebuild the kernel module based on the new updated kernel on your system.
For VM’s, most of them contain tools to rebuild the module. A simple google search will reveal these tools.
Anti-Virus modules, are highly dependent on which version/package you are using.
For the user that had the graphical problem, please remember, “flickering” screens, are usually caused by your X Server. You can easily tell if it’s your X server, or the system, by allowing the system to boot, and when you get to the “flickering” screen, press ctrl+alt+f1. This will open the default console, if it switches to your console, press ctrl+alt+f7, this will switch you back to your X server. If it’s still flickering, than you have a configuration error with X, likely caused by the graphics driving failing due to the Kernel update.
I figured the runlevel 3 and could open yast in text mode. With the help of some guide I added the ATI repository (www2.ati.com/suse/11.1) but the drivers there are for the old kernel and requires installation of the 2.6.27.7 kernel debug.
So, I’m guessing topitz had NVIDIA…
Anybody here dealing with ATI?
Please help…
theGryphon,
I would suggest obtaining the manual install file, via Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and executing this in runlevel 3. Than following the on screen prompts, which will build a module for your kernel.
sudo sh ati-driver-installer.run(name of actual file).
Enter your root password, when the install finishes, init 6, and you should be good as new.