Linux 2.2.0pre9

Caballero writes " Not only is 2.2 pre 9 available. The version number in the Makefile is listed as 2.2.0-final! It also includes support for the new SGI visual workstation." We're almost there now kids. Chill the wine (or just get out the shot glasses)

cool

[drwiii]

Next up: 2.2.0-final2

Almost on Time... and on budget

[Bill Currie]

End of which year? I believe Chinese new year is in Feb, so it's still before the end of the year fow 1/4 of the worlds population.:)

they want to higher you?

[gavinhall]

Posted by wraith-q:

maby not (spell checker wanted), awsome

PnP

[gavinhall]

Posted by OGL:

It SHOULD enable you to use PnP cards in Linux without mucking around with isapnpconf. This includes intializing SB PnP cards (I'm using an AWE32 PnP right now with it) and PnP modems, etc. I'm sure there's documentation somewhere...why not email the author?

-W.W.

no hurry, VPC?

[pixel fairy]

im in no hurry, i still hope they take thier time.
what great about free software is that there
is usually no dead line (i get a deadline in
a couple of weeks, but usually there isnt one)
meaning when somethings released, its released
good. even if your not willing to wait, theres
the pre releases...

so whats this about visual PC support?
still need an X server...

So much for sound fixes

[heroine]

The modular sound driver loaded properly, but always played buffers out of order. ALSA broke completely and now this is the way it's going to be. Luckily there's the commercial driver.

If this is the real 2.2.0...

[Chemical Serenity]

Then the kernel delivery time was slightly less than a month later than its original estimates. That's fairly impressive, especially considering the substantial buglist that was resolved to get it to this point.

Good job Linus, Alan et al! Keep up the good work! And start buildin' them cool fiddlybits for 2.3.x ;)

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Typical...

[Tomahawk]

I'm a few days behind. I decided to catch up and patch up my 2.2.0-pre6 to 7, and then 8. I recompiled/installed over lunch. I haven't even rebooted the machine yet and pre9 comes out (it's wasn't out when I started, 'cos I checked).

Ah well, my linux machine likes compiling. It must, 'cos it does it so well.

Keep going lads. 2.2.0 here we come.

What do Ineed to do to my system to compile?

[Mark Pitman]

I am running Slackware 3.6 and I was just wondering if there is anything I need to upgrade in order get the 2.2.x kernel running on my system? I haven't tried it yet, but I'd like to get ready for the final release!

You're all wrong

[six]

There's no need to alter the kernel to run linux on the P3.

The KNI registers save/restore on context switch is only required when the P3 is in KNI mode, and AFAIK, the 2.2 x86 kernel is _not_ written for KNI mode.

That means that NO linux software will be able to use KNI until the kernel supports it.

Fscking Tulip driver

[The Crawling Chaos]

My network is still broken in pre9 (as it was in pre7ac5 and up). I looked on the linux-kernel archive and there was nothing on this (just for the other dec driver). Anyone else have this problem?

PIII Support?

[Brian Ristuccia]

The PIII is already supported. It may be a while before kernel support and compilers exist to produce applications that use KNI.

PIII Support?

[logicTrAp]

PIII is just a PII with some cache changes etc. If you mean the new "Katmai" instructions, that's a user space issue, not a kernel issue.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm....SGI........

[aheitner]

Ohmygaaaaawwwwwwwwwd!

I _need_. Hehe. SGI has made a computer for the rest of us. Even I, the ultimate cheapskate, would consider one at ~$4k...too good to pass up...

I feel much better about Linux 2.2.0 now, my uptime is only 10 days since I got back to campus...I just couldn't deal with takin 'er down at the end of last semester.

I'm considering ways to drive from Pittsburgh to DC _up_.
a) prepare car w/cigarette lighter adapter
b) be sure ups is fully charged
c) bring elevator to 7th floor
d) make mad dash to car, plug in (may require add'l help).
e) drive home happy with computer up. Don't stop engine.

Rule!

Figures

[Avenger]

Damn, I just downloaded Pre8 last night and compiled it... haven't even run it yet ...
I guess I am just a day late and a dollar short as allways!!!!!!!

hey

[Puff]

Not as stupid as you for posting a post like that one.

What company?

Spell checker couldn't be that hard. Just run the submition through ispell (or whatever) and output the corrections on the preview page...just a thought.

PowerPC version eventually?

[CoffeeNowDammit]

Yo, haaz! If yr out there, subj. line sez all. Peace..
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Re: What do Ineed to do to my system to compile?

[joshuago]

You can get an upgrade shopping list at a page somewhere on http://www.svlug.org/ [svlug.org]. Look for something written by Rick Moen, and mentioning Linux 2.2. It should be hard to miss.

I AGREE!

[xQx]

A late program/kernel is better than a buggy kernel if you have a full featured public beta to play with in the meantime.

Thats my 2c

cool

[rowan]

harharhar

hell....

[deity]

i'm just gonna drink straight out of the bottle.

-k

SGI Visual PC & Linux

[Jeff Mahoney]

>I'm just surprised at how quickly they've managed >to get support for them into the kernel, >especially as they haven't been released yet!

>BTW, SGI are committed to linux on these boxes >internally; they just don't want to say this too >publically as M$ gave them quite a bit of money >to help advertise the new boxes and they don't >want to bite the hand that's feeding them (which >is common courtesy, IMO, even if it is M$).

The Visual Workstations, AFAIK, HAVE been released. I attended a roll-out yesterday, and I know there was one last week.

After speaking with an SGI engineer, I was told that they will be working with the Linux community on developing support for the Visual Workstations.

Now if only Alias would port their apps to Linux (possibly after a year or two, according to an independent sales rep.)

One thing though, I wouldn't really call it a PC. After seeing the presentation, I'd have to agree with SGI that it's not a PC clone. The motherboard is completely different than standard PCs, and it is basically a next-generation O2, with Intel processor(s). It's got the unified memory model that the O2s have, which makes your system memory act as memory for all the peripherals... This happens over a 3.2GB/sec bus, so there's no performance hit - I saw a 50 MB (4k x 4k x 32bit) image spun, scaled, and effects applied real-time. It's a pretty sweet little box.

-Jeff

Dang

[__aasmho4525]

i don't get it... :)

if you've done the legwork to get to 2.2.0pre8, then you've done 99.95% of the tricky, time-consuming part...

just rebuild and reboot :)
it's not that bad :)
i'd MUCH rather be in this position than to wait 19 months for the next service pack ;)

Peter

Ow... config.in bugs

[mec]

Try editing scripts/tkparse.h and taking out the BUG_COMPATIBLE flag. That ought to fix it. Whether it works or not, send me a test report at [e-mail]. Slashdot the new code for me, please. :)

I expect all vestiges of BUG_COMPATIBLE will be gone by 2.2.1 or 2.2.2. Ain't no way Linus would hold up 2.2.0 for more xconfig bug fixes. I'm happy I got the steam-cleaned tkparse in under the wire.

Oh Yeah!

[BiGGO]

Very very good.
This can cause a major "linux-fest" in the media.

But It's always a good idea to give it some time.
Haste makes waste. (later is better?)