Hello,
I've installed kernel-2.6-test5 on SuSE 8.2. It runs fast and great. No need to modify any init script. Need to add a sysfs entry in fstab and to turn usbdevsfs into usbfs. Need to create a /sys folder. Need to compile some modules in the kernel in order to get alsa and dri working. Note that some usb module names have changed : printer -> usblp acm -> cdc-acm, speedtouch -> speedtch ... so you have to modify the modules table in hotplug. cdc-acm doesn't seem to detect usb acm modems, there is a bug. Even my alcatel speedtouch USB DSL modem works !!!
Vmware 4.0.2 runs OK after modification of vmware-config.pl and patching with vmware-any-any-update39
acpi and apm are great, no longer need for any boot parameter even for power-off on a SMP box.
I look forward for a suse distribution with this kernel.
Catimimi.
Great info Catimimi! Anybody know if there is a document detailing all the steps needed to drop in kernel 2.6.0 on a SuSE distribution? I've managed to get things working fine on SuSE 8.1 simply by compiling the 2.6.0 kernel and booting that kernel. No need to modify anything. However, getting my WinTV Haughppage card to work required a bit a messing around to figure out whether to compile the needed components as modules or into the kernel. Seems you end up with unresolved symbols if you don't do it just right. -Jim-