[arch] kernel .19 series hits testing

[Tobias Powalowski]

Am Freitag, 1. Dezember 2006 17:22 schrieb Aaron Griffin:
> On 12/1/06, Tobias Powalowski <t.powa at gmx.de> wrote:
> > Hi
> > kernel 2.6.19 series is now in testing, it will be the kernel series for
> > 0.8 release
> > so please test this stuff well before it can go into current repository.
> >
> > Changes:
> > - new IDE/ATA subsystem more details below:
> >   The new kernel introduces the new ata/pata subsystem,
> >     - PATA/IDE SUPPORT IS EXPERIMENTAL!
> >       - you need to change from ide hook to pata in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
> > HOOKS=
> >       - don' forget to rebuild your initrd image after this modification
> >       - Name scheming changes:
> >         your device nodes in /dev change then from hd? to sd?
> >         -> update your root=/dev/hd? GRUB/LILO entries
> >         -> FSTAB needs to be modified, change all /dev/hd? entries
> >       - Examples:
> >         /dev/hda3 --> /dev/sda3
> >         /dev/hdc8 --> /dev/sdc8
> >       - at the moment it's experimental only activate it
> >         if you know how to rescue the system if something goes wrong!
>
> Is this handled with your installer changes in the newisos?
Hi
yes sure.
On the newisos there will be a switching boot parameter to use one or an other 
subsystem, and it will be handled by setup and hwdetect.
it's not yet finished but will be soon done.
greetings
tpowa
-- 
Tobias Powalowski
Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa)
http://www.archlinux.org
tpowa at archlinux.org
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