Slackware 13.0slackware-13.0

Wed Aug 26 10:00:38 CDT 2009
Slackware 13.0 x86_64 is released as stable!  Thanks to everyone who
helped make this release possible -- see the RELEASE_NOTES for the
credits.  The ISOs are off to the replicator.  This time it will be a
6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD.
We're taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com.  Please consider
picking up a copy to help support the project.  Once again, thanks to
the entire Slackware community for all the help testing and fixing
things and offering suggestions during this development cycle.
As always, have fun and enjoy!  -P.

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+Here are a set of 2.6.30.5 Linux kernel packages available for testing
+with Slackware 13.0.  These are not supported kernels, and we would
+recommend that most users stick with the 2.6.29.6 kernels unless they
+have a reason to use the newer kernel.  A possible reason might be if
+a system has some hardware that is better supported by the latest
+kernel, such as certain recent wifi and video drivers.
+
+That said, we hope these kernel packages are helpful.
+
+To use these packages, install them with installpkg:
+
+installpkg kernel-*.txz
+
+Then, use mkinitrd to make an initial ramdisk.  Use appropriate settings
+for the kernel, filesystem module and type, and root device.  Here's an
+example for the i686 generic kernel using ext4 on root device /dev/sda2:
+
+mkinitrd -k 2.6.30.5-smp -m ext4 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2
+
+Here's an example using the x86_64 generic kernel and ext4 on /dev/sda2:
+
+mkinitrd -k 2.6.30.5 -m ext4 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2
+
+Now, you'll need to edit your /etc/lilo.conf.
+
+**************
+* IMPORTANT! *
+**************
+
+Due to the size of the 2.6.30.5 kernel and initrd, many BIOSes cannot boot
+the kernel/ramdisk combination for i686, and most (if not all) will have
+problems with the x86_64 kernel/ramdisk unless this option is added to the
+/etc/lilo.conf:
+
+large-memory
+
+This allows LILO to use more than the first 15MB of RAM.  LILO does not use
+this option by default since it doesn't work with some older systems (BIOSes
+from before around 2001).  LILO tries to detect the amount of space that will
+be required to decompress the kernel, but some adjustment to the code is
+going to be needed, or perhaps we will have to investigate alternatives for
+the bootloader.  In any case, that's something for Slackware 13.1 or 14.0, or
+whatever happens down the line.
+
+The option can go into the lilo.conf global section.  It actually works just
+fine to make it the first uncommented line of the file.
+
+**************
+
+Editing the /etc/lilo.conf file:
+
+With the large-memory option added to the file as described above, the next
+step is to add a section to boot the new kernel and initrd.  It's probably
+a good idea to leave the section that boots the existing kernel in place at
+first.
+
+An example for the 2.6.30.5-smp i686 kernel might look like this, added to
+the bottom of /etc/lilo.conf:
+
+# Linux bootable partition config begins
+image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.30.5-smp
+  initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
+  root = /dev/sda2
+  label = L26305
+  read-only
+# Linux bootable partition config ends
+
+This uses the same configuration as the mkinitrd example for i686 above --
+adjust it to suit your needs.
+
+Once you've edited /etc/lilo.conf to add a boot section for the new kernel
+and the large-memory option, you're ready to reinstall LILO.  As root,
+issue the "lilo" command.  You should see output similar to this:
+
+# lilo
+Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
+Added Linux *
+Added Windows
+Added L26305
+One warning was issued.
+
+If you get an error (not just a warning), you'll need to figure out how to
+correct that and install LILO again BEFORE you try to reboot the machine!
+Otherwise the machine may not reboot, and you'll need to use bootable media
+to rescue it.
+
+Once LILO is installed without errors (warnings are probably OK), you may
+reboot the machine and select the menu option for the new kernel.  If all
+goes well, your machine will start up running the 2.6.30.5 kernel.
+
+Hope this helps, and have fun.  :-)
+