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Kernel 3.2.39 for ROSA Marathon 2012.0 & Mandriva 2010 2011

Posted: 28 February 2013, 20:22
by NicCo
Monthly update for LTS Kernel 3.2 - February 2013 edition
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Kernel 3.2.39 LTS for ROSA MARATHON 2012, ROSA Desktop 2012 (2012.1) and Mandriva 2010, MDV2011.0


Changelog
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ ... Log-3.2.39

Announce
http://lwn.net/Articles/539217/
All users of the 3.2 kernel series should upgrade.
IMPORTANT, READ!
New path of the Kernel folders for Mandriva and ROSA
Install and test new cpu microcode firmwares (AMD/INTEL)
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3424

With the proper cpu microcode enabled you can obtain a more reliability of you system, especially indespensable in server area, so when your cpu has a defect, kernel will found the best work-around to avoid slowdowns, or dangerous oops that could harm till to freeze your OS...
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Kernel 3.2.39 by MIB
This is prepared like the official one used for LTS ROSA 2012 MARATHON
this version is the prepared by MIB for Mandriva and ROSA development

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%changelog

* Thu Feb 28 2013 Nicolo' Costanza <abitrules@yahoo.it> 3.2.39-1
+ update to 3.2.39 stable
- compress modules with xz
- remove microcode from "requires", now it's in "suggests"
- fixed the create_configs script to avoid a build warning
- drop patch:
- acpi-video-add-blacklist-to-use-vendor-driver.patch
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- Kernel 3.2 for mdv 2010.2, 2011.0, cooker, rosa.lts2012.0, rosa2012.1
- MIB (Mandriva International Backports) - http://mib.pianetalinux.org/
- The rel -1 (mainline serie), with official kernel sources and addons,
- instead (-69) will be used for development and experimental flavours
- Yin & Yang (69) release - a very complete but experimental flavours...
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* Sun Sep 30 2012 Nicolo' Costanza <abitrules@yahoo.it> 3.2.30-1
+ update to 3.2.30
- Improved the "nrj" mode and fixed all remaining script build warnings
- Changed CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m to y, enabling UEFI boot for 2012.1
- Added use ld.bfd instead default, like Gold, for new binutils 2012.1
- Starting only from RM2012 and greater:
- it was enabled the build of "cpupower" config and systemd service files 
- it was enabled the build of perf tools and the supporting documentation 
  * userspace utilities are designed to assist with CPU frequency scaling
  * Some info:
  * http://lwn.net/Articles/433002/
  * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CPU_Frequency_Scaling
- Obsoled cpufreq / cpufrequtils if cpupower and perf tools replace them
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- Kernel 3.2 for mdv 2010.2, 2011.0, cooker, rosa.lts2012.0, rosa2012.1
- MIB (Mandriva International Backports) - http://mib.pianetalinux.org/
- This is -1 (mainline serie), with official kernel sources and addons,
- instead (-69) will be used for development and experimental flavours
- Yin & Yang (69) release - a very complete but experimental flavours...
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Availability
ABF is working, build in progress...

Builds
rpms for MDV2011 and ROSA 2012.0, ROSA 2012.1 are clean build in ABF, rpms for 2010 are built in personal VM 2010.2

Testing status:
in Mandriva 2010.2 x64 and x32, it install, works and performs nice
in Rosa 2012 LTS, x64 and x32, it install, works and performs nice

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utente ~ $ cat /etc/product.id ; uname -a
vendor=Mandriva,distribution=Mandriva Linux,type=Basic,version=2010.2,branch=Official,release=1,arch=x86_64,product=Powerpack
Linux localhost.localdomain 3.2.39-nrj-desktop-1mib #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Feb 28 18:01:05 CEST 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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DOWNLOAD:
Image Notice for the users of MDV 2011!
Some problems could still occour in Mandriva 2011 by dracut remaining problems with installation and update
these problems if / when happen are not our fault, because aren't related to the kernel contents or packaging...

Once I succeeded to solve this ugly problem, installing the "dracut" version from RM2012 repositories into 2011
ROSA 2012.1 (rosa-devel) - x64
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/kerne ... n/release/

ROSA 2012.1 (rosa-devel) - x32
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/kerne ... n/release/

ROSA 2012 LTS - x64
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/kerne ... n/release/

ROSA 2012 LTS - x32
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/kerne ... n/release/

Mandriva 2011.0 - x64
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/kerne ... n/release/

Mandriva 2011.0 - x32
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/kerne ... n/release/

Mandriva 2010.2 - x64 - It will be released when possible...
http://mib.pianetalinux.org/MIB/2010.2/ ... els/3.2.39

Mandriva 2010.2 - x32 - It will be released when possible...
http://mib.pianetalinux.org/MIB/2010.2/ ... els/3.2.39

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bye, NicCo