Updated kernel RPMs for Opensuse 11.3?

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I’m encountering a system freezing bug, which apparently is fixed in kernel 2.6.35 and above. I was wondering if there are any repositories that have updated kernel RPMs (2.6.35 or above) for opensuse 11.3? And are these maintained with updates?

The bug I’m having problems with is: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625339#c91

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Information on “bleeding edge” kernels for Opensuse can be found here:

openSUSE:Kernel of the day - openSUSE

These kernels are functional but they are to be considered developmental.

Paul

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If you use
software.opensuse.org: Search for [i]Kernel 2.6.36 you will find not only kernel packages in user’s home projects and a desciption in Index of /repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/openSUSE_11.3/i586 .
The latter inhales now mainly 2.6.37-rc2 .
(Compare: Kernel 2.6.37 rc - German with English links)
But if I go a step back to
Index of /repositories/Kernel:
I can see
Index of /repositories/Kernel:/openSUSE-11.3
with
Index of /repositories/Kernel:/openSUSE-11.3/openSUSE_11.3
and that inhales (for my pentium 1)
example given:
kernel-desktop-2.6.34.7-37.1.i586.rpm 23-Nov-2010 08:06 32M

I am now writing from “Caladon” openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 3/Factory with Kernel Linux 2.6.36-18-desktop and GNOME 2.32.0 (parallel installed to my openSUSE 11.2).

A) So I would guess you have at least five options (please choose the one with the least risk):

  1. Try a build of kernel 2.6.36 from a (unkown) user’s home
  2. Try a 2.6.37-Release Candidate 2
  3. Try the Milestone 3 of openSUSE 11.4
  4. Ty the newest 2.6.34.7-37.1. from today (maybe it inherits this patch ? - grit )
  5. Build your own kernel
  6. Ask in the kernel mailing list for further
    …?

And probably someone else knows one or more additional other options.

B) And some of those options you could easily combine with first trying

  1. a live CD
  2. live USB or
  3. a parallel install
    (others will make more trouble to combine).

And to prevent more trouble you may be interested a fallback and so in this threads:
Multiple kernels
Keeping the current kernel when doing a kernel update through yast

Have a lot of luck!
pistazienfresser

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On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:06:02 +0530, tk83 <tk83@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org>
wrote:

>
> I’m encountering a system freezing bug, which apparently is fixed in
> kernel 2.6.35 and above. I was wondering if there are any repositories
> that have updated kernel RPMs (2.6.35 or above) for opensuse 11.3? And
> are these maintained with updates?
>
> The bug I’m having problems with is:
> https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625339#c91
>
>

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/

these kernel packages are being maintained. to keep more than one kernel
on your system (so you’re able to switch back if the latest one doesn’t
work to your satisfaction), you’ll have to edit /etc/zypp/zypp.conf.
there’s instructions in the file’s comments; search for “can be installed
in different versions” and uncomment or add the following:

multiversion = provides:multiversion(kernel)

–
phani.