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True. I also forgot about that, as I'm fortunate enough to be using an old laptop that doesn't need proprietary drivers.

Methinks I will post a guide to compiling custom kernels for 13.37.

Edit: N/M there are probably a million guides for doing so on the internet.

There is also a page in our wiki: http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/H ... ile_kernel

As you have probably all realised by now Pat did indeed provide updated kernels (this is the announcement): Slackware 13.37 - 2.6.37.6-3, Slackware64 13.37 - 2.6.37.6-3, Slackware 14.0 - 3.2.45 and Slackware64-14.0 - 3.2.45. Be aware however that some people with certain Intel hardware have had problems with the 3.2.45 kernel on Slackware 14.

Towards the end of the thread Ponce provides a 3.2.45 kernel with the problematic patch removed. Your other options are skip the upgrade or do what I did and take the 3.8.13 kernel from -current.

EDIT: Or as suggested above, compile your own.

For people with intel graphics card that go black after an upgrade, adding this to the lilo entry for the kernel should help:

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addappend = " video=SVIDEO-1:d"

Thanks gapan. I was not aware of that option. Though in my case the problem was not a black screen on boot but rather X freezing shortly after it started.

Should there be a space after the first "? Or doesn't it matter?

mimosa wrote:Should there be a space after the first "? Or doesn't it matter?

I'm not really sure. I always add it out of habit.

Pat has updated the 14.0 3.2.45 packages. Reports are that they work for those having issues before. I must admit I have not tried yet. The kernel from current is working nicely for me so I will probably stick with it.

thanks gapan for yur answer . the update fix the issue . no matter what we'll never be safe . bad people everywhere

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I upgraded to the new kernel on my Dell laptop with these specs:

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root[rich]# inxi -C -G
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-2330M CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.org: 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: vesa) tty size: 133x38 Advanced Data: N/A for root

It booted into x and the desktop ok, but then completely locked up. I could move the mouse pointer, but no response to clicks or keyboard entries. I reverted back to the old kernel.

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