New 2.6.18 Kernel including latest stable OpenVZ (pvetest)

[martin]

We just released a new 2.6.18 kernel to our pvetest repository with latest stable OpenVZ.

Release notes:

- pve-kernel-2.6.18 (2.6.18-8)

• update to ovzkernel-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5.028stab070.7.src.rpm
• remove initrd code (no longer needed)
• strip debug symbols (reduce kernel package size)

- pve-qemu-kvm-2.6.18 (0.9.1-8) unstable; urgency=low

• update to kvm-83-164.el5_5.23.src.rpm
• enable all (previously disabled) kvm features (scsi, usb, ...)

Everybody using the 2.6.18 kernel branch is encouraged to test and give feedback!
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Best regards,
Martin Maurer

 

[JustaGuy]

When I install this kernel, my network settings change.
I thought it was the Broadcom NetXtreme II drivers again, so I did what I did to make 2.6.35 work with them:

#update-initramfs -c -t -k 2.6.18-4-pve

But it didn't help.
I'll have to come back to it later.

EDIT:

Is there something I should know about why this is happening?

I'm at a loss as to how to make the network work on this kernel.

 

[tom]

maybe the nic device assignment changed. edit/correct the following file and reboot.

nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

 

[JustaGuy]

maybe the nic device assignment changed.

nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

Those values are good.


At boot I see messages saying 'Interface does not exist', the string's not present in syslog or dmesg.

Syslog does show udev renaming interfaces.