Posted on 2008-10-09 21:42:19
By Adam McDaniel
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There have been quite a few updates and new information on the eeeuser.com
Ubuntu forums, more information than what's currently on the site.
Details about the new hardy-proposed kernel can be found online the
thread Kernel
2.6.24-22-eeepc ready for testing on "hardy-proposed", see below for a
summary. Note, 2.6.24-22-eeepc will still be posted to "hardy" once it
is deemed stable and working:), please do not link to hardy-proposed
unless you're interested in testing out this kernel.
What's new in 2.6.24-22-eeepc:
- Applied Elantech touchpad driver v5 patch (see known issues!)
- Enabled pcnet32 module for network support in vmware
- Enabled CONFIG_SCHED_SMP for better HT Scheduling on the Atom
- Enabled atl1 and rt8169 modules for networking on the eeebox
- Enabled the modules rtl8180, rtl8187, rt2x00, rt61pci
- Upgraded uvcvideo to r249
- Upgraded madwifi to r3862
- Upgraded rt2860 wireless to v1.8.0.0
- Disabled hardware header reservation in madwifi (to allow bridging on
ath0)
- ...plus dozens of upstream changes from Ubuntu (detailed list to follow)
Known issues in 2.6.24-22-eeepc:
- The elantech patch is disabled by default. Add "options psmouse
elantech=1" to /etc/modprobe.d/eeepc
- See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eeepc-kernel/ (Please don't
abuse launchpad. Launchpad is not a forum for discussion just because you
have a problem. This forum is! Thanks!)
TODO items in 2.6.24-22-eeepc:
- Investigate backporting ath5k to 2.6.24 to replace madwifi
- Attempt to compile the modules statically for potential speed
improvements.
- Investigate Arjan van de Ven and Auke Kok's fast-boot patches and
techniques.
- Fix the known issues
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