New kernels

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Here is the RC2 of kernel 6.6 for testing.

New:

• Linux 6.6-rc2 Released - 32 Years Since Linux 0.01 Released -- phoronix.com
• 6.6-rc2 announcement
• [PATCH for v6.6] media: bt8xx: bttv_risc_packed(): remove field checks (bttv_v6.6.patch)
• NFSd fixes
• DRM fixes (including Radeon fix)
• EXT4 fixes
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.6

Download: linux-image-6.6-rc2-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the RC3 of kernel 6.6 for the X1000 and X5000 today.

New:

• Linux 6.6-rc3 Released With MG Timestamps Removed — phoronix.com
• 6.6-rc3 announcement
• PowerPC fixes 6.6-2
• Media updates (including BTTV fix. We don't need the bttv_v6.6.patch anymore)
• XFS fixes
• DRM fixes (including VirtIO GPU fix)

Download: linux-image-6.6-rc3-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test,

Christian

[Hypex]

OK 6.6 rc3 working fine so far booted with ramdisk.

[xeno74]

OK 6.6 rc3 working fine so far booted with ramdisk.

Great! Many thanks for testing!

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Here is the RC4 of kernel 6.6 for testing.

New:

• Linux 6.6-rc4 Released - Linus Torvalds: It's Fairly Small -- phoronix.com
• 6.6-rc4 announcement
• PowerPC fixes 6.6-3
• DMA mapping fixes
• NFSd fix
• XFS fix
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.6

Download: linux-image-6.6-rc4-X1000_X5000.tar.gz

Wow! My first Linux distribution S.u.S.E. Linux 5.0 i686 kernel 2.0.30 from 1997 together with my latest openSUSE Tumbleweed PPC64 kernel 6.6-rc4 from 2023:




Please test,

Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I released the RC5 of kernel 6.6 for the X1000 and X5000 today.

New:

• Linux 6.6-rc5 Released: "Things Are Back To Normal" -- phoronix.com
• 6.6-rc5 announcement
• XFS fixes
• NFS client fixes
• PCI fixes
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.6

Download: linux-image-6.6-rc5-X1000_X5000.tar.gz



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[xeno74]

Hi All,

Here is the RC6 of kernel 6.6 for testing.

New:

• Linux 6.6-rc6 Released: Plan For 6.6 Stable In Two Weeks -- phoronix.com
• 6.6-rc6 announcement
• Unplugging Logitech USB Receivers Has Been Causing The Linux Kernel To Crash -- phoronix.com
• PowerPC fixes 6.6-4
• X5000/QEMU e5500: Fix unhandled math emulation exception on 85xx
• XFS fixes
• VirtIO_net: fix the missing of the dma cpu sync
• Sound fixes
• Linux Git log
• Phoronix articles, reviews and news stories covering Linux 6.6

Download: linux-image-6.6-rc6-X1000_X5000.tar.gz

The new SeaLion 32.4.1 on openSUSE Tumbleweed 20230628-3 PPC64 with the RC6 of kernel 6.6:



Please test the kernels.

Thanks,
Christian

[musa]

Hi
Debian trixie/sid 32 boot on vmlinux-6.6_rc6



Have a nice day

[xeno74]

Hi
Debian trixie/sid 32 boot on vmlinux-6.6_rc6

Have a nice day

Hi Peter,

It’s great to see you again. I hope you are well.

Thanks a lot for testing the RC6!

Cheers,
Christian

[musa]

Thanks Cristian
Yes, it is moving forward now. Good to have energy again.
greetings Peter