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  From: Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca>
  To  : <apmd-list@worldvisions.ca>
  Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 18:44:29 -0400

Re: Kernel 2.2.XX ready for laptops?

On Mon, Jun 21, 1999 at 11:59:54AM -0400, Craig Markwardt wrote:

> I've been shying away from installing Linux 2.2.XX on my laptop.  I
> didn't want the headaches of a new compile when a new version came out
> every few weeks.  With Stephen goading us to try out new kernel
> patches, I suppose I'd better consider upgrading.
> 
> So, for people who are running 2.2.XX, is it pretty stable?

It's never crashed for me.  (Let's watch it start.)

I'm currently at 2.2.9 on my main system, but 2.2.10 seems to work on my
experimental box.

It's just a pain in the neck to get all the _other_ stuff upgraded that
2.2.x requires.  Luckily, Debian did almost all of that for me :)

If you have an ipfwadm firewall, prepare to suffer.  ipchains is arbitrarily
different.  Also, sound and parallel port support are kind of weird (much
better, but weird).

Have fun,

Avery