On 2013-12-08 07:00 (GMT-0500) Mark Hounschell composed:
Mark Hounschell composed:
I have a need to run a 3.4.x flavor kernel on a 13.1 box. No problem on 12.3 but on 13.1 the same kernel faults immediately.
Done how, retrofitting 3.4 to a 13.1 installation, or zypper dup'ing a 12.2 system through 12.3 into 13.1 with the kernel locked? If you've only tried the former, try the latter, using chattr +i on the initrd and/or keeping kernel, initrd and drivers in place outside the package management system if necessary.
I have a requirement that uses 3rd party GPL out of kernel drivers (serial). As of kernel 3.5 and continuing today, the serial subsystem is undergoing major changes that these 3rd party vendors are unable to keep up with. They have basically given up. These GPL drivers, as of a few months ago, are slowly being added to the kernel by the linuxdevel people (Greg KH). It's a slow process though. Until they are completed and functional I need to use a 3.4 kernel.
I like to stay as current as possible. We also have our own GPL out of kernel drivers. There are always some issues keeping current. Such as changes to gcc, glibc, systemd, and udev. Often, skipping releases, such as waiting for SuSE-14, just compounds these issues and makes it more difficult to "catch up". Freezing at a particular SuSE version is not an option. Even though I'm stuck for now with the 3.4 kernel, our GPL out of kernel drivers are kept building and working on the very latest kernels as they appear. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
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