Kernel v.2.4 is out

[TatSteeL]

check out the Linux Kernel 2.4 its out a couple of days ago at www.kernel.org.

 

[SUOrangeman]

So, what are the guesses for the first distro to be completely based on 2.4 (and XFree 4.0.2)? I know, the latest RedHat, Mandrake, and other favorites are 2.4-ready and capable, but I'm talking built from the latest goods. This could get interesting.

-SUO

 

[thommy]

SuSE 7.1 (due end of month?) will come with 2.4.0 as default kernel. But I'd wait until 2.4.5 or so as .0 releases tend to be buggy.

 

[skriefal]

One of my Linux machines has been running 2.4.0-test11 for about a month, with no known problems. I skipped 2.4.0-test12, but will be installing the official 2.4.0 soon.

 

[MGMorden]

I've been running the official 2.4 since the day after it was released and it seems to work fine. My advice would be to forget about a distro coming with 2.4. Just put it in yourself. Takes a while going from 2.2 but it isn't that hard. All the ever changes in a newer distro is included software and you can update your machine manually without having to ever worry about a newer distro coming out (and you know exactly what is installed and where).

 

[crazydave]

Hello,
Does anyone know if 2.4 supports IEEE 1394/OHCI cards (ie. plugging in a DV camcoder)--or is it just USB support right now?? Also, on a related note, any good video editing (NLE) software out there for Linux you might know of??

Thanks a lot guys.

 

[Damaged]

Yup. It has support for that.