[ATrpms-users] kmdls for ipw3945 w/ 2952-cubbi-suspend2 kernel in atrpms-testing?

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Axel Thimm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:38:22PM -0400, Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> 	I've been using ATRPMs for a couple of years now, but this is the first
>> time I'm using this email list.  (Love the MythTV and IVTV RPMs!)
> 
> I think you must have used it once before a year ago:
> 
> http://lists.atrpms.net/pipermail/atrpms-users/2006-June/005476.html

Hmmm.  How about that.  I guess I did!  Its terrible when the mind
starts to go!   B^)

>> 	I have a couple of questions concerning expectations of kernel module
>> rebuilds of packages in atrpms-testing, ipw3945 to be specific.
>>
>> 	My "FC6" laptop came with a cubbi-suspend2 kernel installed, and atrpms
>> builds certain kernel modules for these kernels.  In addition, it has
>> Intel 3945abg wireless.  I was using the packages in atrpms-stable, but
>> there is a bug in ipw3945-1.2.0-18.3.fc6 which can trigger a kernel oops
>> which takes out the wireless (requires a reboot to fix it).  I search
>> around and discovered that that bug is fixed in ipw3945-1.2.1 of which
>> there is a version in atrpms-testing (ipw3945-1.2.1-19.fc6 and then
>> ipw3945-1.2.1-20.fc6).  So, I installed the latest version in
>> atrpms-testing.  Much better, many fewer problems with my wireless
>> connections!  (Not perfect, just easier to get connections now!)  At the
>> time I think I had just updated to the 2948 kernels, and I was able to
>> find all the kmdls I needed.
> 
> Intel defines all x.y.z versions with z!=0 as development versions,
> and z=0 stable versions. In practice the stability may be the other
> way around (for some), but I don't want to override upstream's
> definitions :)

I didn't know that.

>> 	The 2.6.20-1.2952 kernel was announced on May 30, 2007, followed up by
>> the 2952 cubbi-suspend2 kernel on June 1, 2007, and a number of packages
>> were soon available in atrpms-stable.  I noticed that a number of of
>> ipw3945 kmdls also appeared in atrpms-testing, but none were for the
>> cubbi-suspend2 kernel.  11 days later (and a major release of F7 and a
>> couple of other kernel updates as well), still no cubbi-suspend2 kernel
>> modules for ipw3945.
> 
> There are since 24h now. :=)

Timing!   Sheesh!   I seem to have *terrible* timing!  (Did I mention
that my mind is starting to go as well?)

>> 	So, I thought I'd ask.  What are the usual expectations for
>> waiting for kmdls after a new kernel is released?
> 
> LinuxTag & Fedora 7 release took most of my resources in the beginning
> of this month. Usually the kmdls for cubbi kernels are shipped in a
> batch with the kernel itself.

I figured it was probably something like that.  Thanks Axel!

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