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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:31:59 -0600
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Troy J Dawson wrote:
> Hello,
> There is a new security kernel out for SL5.
> It is based off the new kernel from Update 3, and hense, has all it's 
> changes, including driver updates.
> I'm still a little nervous about pushing this out, so I'd like it to be 
> tested a bit more.
> One of the new changes that it has is updated Intel Wireless drivers.
> I have the Updated Firmware for these in the same testing area.
> I have also included new Intel Firmware we didn't have before, because 
> it appeared to have the drivers in the kernel now.
> I also have the new aufs in that directory.
> 
> To test
> 
> SL5
> -------
>           yum --enablerepo=sl-testing update kernel\*
> 
> or download
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/testing/i386/kernel/
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/testing/x86_64/kernel/
> 
> New Things in the directory
> aufs
> kernel-module-aufs
> 
> xfs-filesystem
> kernel-module-xfs
> 
> iwlwifi-3945-ucode
> iwlwifi-4965-ucode
> iwlwifi-5000-ucode
> 
> Thanks
> Troy

I forgot to say.  If we don't have any show stoppers, I was planning on 
pushing this kernel out to all of SL5 on Tuesday, 17 Feb. 2009.
Thanks
Troy
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