Is everything cool with today's kernel update?
I noticed a new kernel was installed today when I did apt-get upgrade.
But what's the deal with the two-month old date on it? Code:
win32sux@candystore:~$ ls -l /boot/ EDIT: I'm starting to think that what happened was that only modules were updated. This would mean that the kernel hasn't been updated since August 25, which seems like a pretty long time. Is that what's going on? |
It killed my wifi, but shutting down r8187 and loading rtl8187 instead seemed to fix it. I had to reinstall my nvidia drivers, of course. Other than that, it seems to be holding together(fingers crossed).
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Installed without a hitch including the Nvidia drivers. I always use the Nvidia drivers from the Ubuntu repository which I believe is why I never have Nvidia driver problem. That way when a new kernel is installed all the drivers come with it. Once you step outside the deb package management you're open to upgrade/update woes.
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So both of you show the same dates and times as I do?
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After the upgrade something in my system was changed or broken and now my static IP won't work, only DHCP.
Kent |
I had no problems with the kernel upgrade (2.6.24-21-generic) on my desktop or laptop. My wireless driver (Ralink rt61) on the laptop, and the nvidia driver for my gforce 6200 (nvidia-glx-new from Ubuntu repos) on my desktop are still working fine.
If anyone is having trouble with their wireless drivers, install the "linux-backports-modules-hardy-generic" package if you have not done so already. If you run "sudo aptitude show linux-backports-modules-hardy-generic", or search for it in synaptic, it says: Quote:
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Well, I wasn't having any problems with it, thankfully. I was just concerned about the old date on it, which is why I asked if anyone else had the same dates. I should have set a more specific thread title. Anyhow, I manually downloaded the latest kernel package using a known-good Live CD while wearing a tinfoil hat, and the dates on the kernel binary, ABI, config, and System.map check out, as do the sha1 hashes. So thanks anyways - it's all good. I remembered about this thread a few minutes ago and wanted to let you know how it had gone.
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