Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:10:48 +0400
From: gremlin@...mlin.ru
To: owl-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Owl and 2.6 kernel

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 08:02:45AM +0200, Bernhard Fischer wrote:
 > I had to exchange several machines with newer hardware and
 > now I have to use a newer kernel (2.6.25) because of the
 > unsupported ICH9 chipset in 2.4.35.
 > Are there any roadmaps/timetables to switch Owl to an 2.6
 > Kernel, or do I have to use an unpatched kernel for my new
 > hardware?

Try building 2.6.24.5 with grsecurity.org's patches (most of them
are not really needed, but some are really good).

 > Which packages are kernel-dependent and should be rebuild
 > under the new kernel?

None I'm aware of.

 > Any experiences?

I use Owl with 2.6 kernels for over 3 years and have no problem
with that.


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Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin
<gremlin ðòé gremlin ôþë ru>

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