2.6.20-16 kernel, was Re: vmware blues

[Jef Driesen]

david wrote:
> No, but I've been researching upgrading the kernel. Sadly I see nothing
> but bad news about 2.6.20-16 so I'm a bit reluctant. Is there any GOOD
> news about this kernel? Is it just a case of 
> <sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.20-16-386>
> 
> Maybe there are just a few people having problems and most people are OK
> with this kernel. Any comments?

The kernel runs fine on my laptop, but I (and a lot of others) have 
problems with my desktop (ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard with intel 
ICH5R chipset). The problem seems to be caused by having both PATA and 
SATA disks with the ata_piix kernel module. Some days ago, there was an 
kernel update that fixes the problem for me.

You can install the new kernel image without removing the old one. If it 
doesn't work, you can make the old kernel the default in grub and try 
again when an update is available. That is what I did.