2.4.17 stability on Lions

Hi,

I am seeing frequent lockups on my Lion box running 2.4.17. I have firmware 76 installed. Does anyone have this kernel running reliably on a lion box? If so, what firmware version are you using. I was running 2.4.9 previously, and that seemed to be pretty stable.

Michael Madore
Senior Software Engineer
TurboLinux, Inc.
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Michael> Hi, I am seeing frequent lockups on my Lion box running Michael> 2.4.17. I have firmware 76 installed. Does anyone have Michael> this kernel running reliably on a lion box? If so, what Michael> firmware version are you using. I was running 2.4.9 Michael> previously, and that seemed to be pretty stable.

I suspect you need fw 99 or newer. Trouble is: I don't think Intel has released those newer versions on Quad yet.

	--david

And from what I understand, Intel does not plan to release on QuAD, any fw greater than 83B. FW revisions > 83B are not supported on Intel Lions, only OEM platforms. If you install an unsupported FW revision on a Lion, and you experience H/W problems, Intel will not support you. Speaking from personal experience here.

Chris