2.6.26 kernel in hardy?

[H.S.]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> H.S. wrote:
>>
>> Okay. I understand this in Hardy, which is LTS. But it looks like
>> Intrepid had only 2.6.27 kernel. Did Ubuntu skip 2.6.26 altogether?
> 
> Yes, and most people would consider this a good thing.  2.6.27 is
> supposed to be better than 2.6.26 and 2.6.26 obviously can't be
> supported indefinitely.  As for your webcam, I assume you filed a bug,
> and it should be fixed in due course in an update to Intrepid's 2.6.27.


The bug is already there:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/280657

For now, I am having to use 2.6.24 kernel to make the webcam work.
2.6.27 does not detect the webcam properly. So in this case at least, it
looks like a regression in kernel version.

Regards.
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