Re: Good news for x86_64 systems

[Ken Nordquist <ken geekystuff net>]

Gene,
Thanks for the early heads up on the new kernel.  Except for arts maxing 
out my cpu, everything is running great for me.

Regards,

Ken Nordquist
ken geekystuff net


Gene C. wrote:

> After kernel 1275 fixed the "constant" rebooting problem on x86_64 system, I 
> was eager to see how soon the other major problem could be fixed -- segfault 
> when running 32 bit applications.
>
> Since rawhide had not been updated yet, I thought I would look to see if davej 
> had any new kernel on people.redhat.com ... sure enough, there was kernel 
> 1276.
>
> After downloading, I looked at the change log and it said that a fix for 32 
> bit applications was included.  After installation and reboot I tested .. 32 
> bit applications now work (no segfault).
>
> This also means that vmware-config.pl works again for those interested.
>
> See http://people.redhat.com/davej/kernels/Fedora/
>