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Hi ,tim; thank you for your great work.
i have update the kernel in my working machine.
it works fine so far.(at least it wont hang anymore)

report some bugs:
1.after udev ... [ok] , the text only use the left side of the screen.(text size become smaller),display driver problem?
2.i cant enter the graphic mode console after update
3.network status doesnt show anything.from remote-access.

Thanks for the feedback, what graphics card do you have? is there any clues in /var/log/Xorg.0.log as to what driver it is attempting to use?

I can confirm I also have a blank network status! well spotted, will look into this one - probably to do with conntrack updates

there is a fatal error .

Thanks Odeal - will have a look into it, do you already have a configured /etc/xorg.conf?

Meanwhile *.timb5 kernel is out which includes the dm-raid45 patch
download.clearfoundation.com/community/timb80/kernel/

Hi Tim,

Thanx for the new kernel. When i try to update the headers ( after installing the new kernel and devel pack )

rpm -ivh kernel-headers-2.6.31.5-127.timb5.i686.rpm

i get

and many more errors like these.

I am trying to install a Skystar2 DVB-S card as described here www.clearfoundation.com/component/option...c,view/id,5984/#6051

I have installed the new kernel, but when i use the make command it seems it uses the old kernel. As a linux newbie i thought it had something to do with the headers..?

You don't need the headers for normal operation - in fact you can only have one set of headers installed at a time (hence you would actually need to upgrade your existing ones). I would suggest for testing that you leave the kernel headers in place, and use only kernel-devel

It seems your kernel recognizes the skystar card by default it also shows up in mythtv and i can scan channels e.d.

Thanks !

Hi Tim,

I don't use RAID, but should I try to install the updated kernel too and how many kernels can be installed (is there a limit) ... ?!?
I still have no screen output when booting my ClearOS with your kernel.
Kernel Version 2.6.31.5-127.timb4.i686 (SMP)
The original kernel (2.6.18-164.6.1.v5) does not have this problem.

Greetings,

John

Thats great mrrepel! thanks for posting

John, the limit on number kernels is usually the size of your boot partition (typically only 100MB) so you can generally fit about 10 kernels before it becomes a problem. (Type df from the console to see partition usage)

You can also remove old kernel:-

Just remember to review /etc/grub.conf as to what becomes the default boot kernel

Regarding your display problems are you able to check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for errors? or possibly in 'dmesg' (this is long so you could just PM me the contents) Udev will attempt to automatically load the display drivers at boot up and i'm wondering why it's causing problems with your Nvidia Riva TNT card

UPDATE:
I've updated the kernel to fix the conntrack issue, the network status now shows the correct entries. (Conntrack module was updated in the kernel so required a compatability function to be turned on). I've also tweaked the console display setup which may help with your display issues. However i'm still looking into this one

2.6.31.5-127.timb6 will be available in a couple of hours at the usual place

John if you still have time to test, as an after thought - could you try edit the kernel command line in /etc/grub.conf to the following (not both at the same time). Note the extra parameters after root=LABEL=/ and adjust the kernel version to which ever you have installed many thanks