4.8 kernels in repos

[anticapitalista]

I have made available the latest and greatest kernel version - 4.8.

Install manually via apt-get or synaptic.

[Jerry3904]

What's the difference between ...antix and ...gnu-antix, or should I know that already?

[anticapitalista]

gnu is libre version.

[Richard]

Thank you.

[kmathern]

Seems to work here

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$ inxi -SGxxx
System:    Host: mx1 Kernel: 4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.3)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.2 (Gtk 2.24.25) info: xfce4-panel dm: lightdm
           Distro: MX-15_x64 Fusion 24 December 2015
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8240 / R3 Series]
           bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:9838
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1600x900@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD KABINI (DRM 2.46.0 / 4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp, LLVM 3.8.1)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.3 Direct Rendering: Yes

And broadcom-sta-dkms & ndiswrapper-dkms appear to support the 4.8 kernel, but dkms displayed an error message for virtualbox-guest during the install (vbox 5.1.6 might support the 4.8 kernel).

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$ sudo dkms status
broadcom-sta, 6.30.223.271, 4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64, x86_64: installed
broadcom-sta, 6.30.223.271, 4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp, x86_64: installed
ndiswrapper, 1.60, 4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64, x86_64: installed
ndiswrapper, 1.60, 4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp, x86_64: installed
virtualbox-guest, 5.0.24, 4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64, x86_64: installed

Don't know if fglrx supports the 4.8 kernel.

[Adrian]

How is antix version compiled? Is it the debian 4.8 kernel or something else?

[anticapitalista]

vanilla kernel from kernel.org plus a couple of patches used by siduction plus fbcondecor patch for splash

[kmathern]

... but dkms displayed an error message for virtualbox-guest during the install (vbox 5.1.6 might support the 4.8 kernel) ...

Added Stevo's OBS virtualbox repo which has vbox 5.1.6, it does support the 4.8 kernel.

Here's the last part of the install where dkms builds & installs the vbox* modules:

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Setting up virtualbox-guest-dkms (5.1.6.dfsg-1) ...
Loading new virtualbox-guest-5.1.6.dfsg DKMS files...
Building only for 4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp
Building initial module for 4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp
Done.

vboxguest:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp/updates/

vboxsf.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp/updates/

vboxvideo.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/4.8.0-antix.1-amd64-smp/updates/

depmod........

DKMS: install completed.

[Stevo]

Does anyone want to build Vbox 5.1.6 for the MX repo? It will also need that newer kbuild first. My machine is still tied up building that openjdk-8 from jessie-backports, a bigger build than VB. (the self tests take longer than the build, though)

I'll test the fglrx from the test repo with the 4.8 kernel--if it hasn't been moved to main yet, it should be.

[v3g4n]

Does anyone want to build Vbox 5.1.6 for the MX repo?

I'm at work right now, but can try and get er done tonight. If someone else isn't too busy though have at it.