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The 4.18.5 kernel was just installed on this box and so far, so good.
Cheers Wiz, new kernels aren't official until you've announced them
News! News! In addition to 4.17 now being EOL, lots of people have guessed that 4.19 will have long term support, and it looks like that's officially maybe going to happen: https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
According to Greg Kroah-Hatman document, the Slackware stable kernel politics is not the best. The Slackaware stable (14.2) would go including all the kernels in the 4.4 branch (the last is 4.4.152, and the last kernel in Slackare 14.2 is 4.4.144).
According to Greg Kroah-Hatman document, the Slackware stable kernel politics is not the best. The Slackaware stable (14.2) would go including all the kernels in the 4.4 branch (the last is 4.4.152, and the last kernel in Slackare 14.2 is 4.4.144).
I think the last 4.4.x kernel that I was able to make boot on UEFI was 4.4.146. Still trying to determine why that is.
I think the last 4.4.x kernel that I was able to make boot on UEFI was 4.4.146. Still trying to determine why that is.
I have the same problem on an Intel i7 UEFI 14.2 system, 4.4.147 boots fine but all later 4.4 kernels hang after the first "Loading" line. I didn't have any issues building and booting 4.14.67 though (using the Slackware current config as a guide).
I think the last 4.4.x kernel that I was able to make boot on UEFI was 4.4.146. Still trying to determine why that is.
Sorry Pat, I did not know about this problem with the last 4.4.X kernels.
I suppose the problem is related to backporting all the patches in relation with intel mess.
Here there is a message by Theo de Raadt about the situation and as it affect to Openbsd 6.3 (the stable version, as Slackware 14.2) and Openbsd 6.2 (the previous one stable, as Slackware 14.1). Openbsd 6.4 will be about november.
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