is Mandrake 8.1 finished?

[Jeff Mings]

Warren wrote:

If you compile your own kernel, use one of the following:

2.2.13-pre1, because 2.2.12 has a nasty symlink bug.  These kernels have a
completely new VM re-written from scratch.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/
2.2.10-ac12 (should be very stable, using stabilized Rik's VM layer)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/alan/linux-2.4/2.4.10/

Do NOT use 2.2.11, 2.2.12 or 2.2.12-ac1.

Alternatively, you can try Mandrake's Cooker kernels.  Simply download a
kernel RPM, use "rpm -ivh" then update your LILO or GRUB accordingly.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/

  

Thanks for the suggestion Warren!

Is the 2.4.8-26mdk kernel screwed up too?  I haven't been using the 2.2 
kernel series for a while.

   In an effort to kill the evil kapm-idled, I was trying to recompile a 
leaner kernel, but the modules refused to recompile.  After the usual 
make menuconfig in which I didn't change any of the default settings(I 
know, you guys all use the X version), make dep, make clean and make 
bzImage, make modules resulted in several errors about a number of 
variables being undeclared.  I didn't bother with the modules_install or 
the rest.  I've got all of the necessary kernel support RPMs installed, 
but the modules won't compile out-of-the-box.
    Is Mandrake 8.1 suffering from rush-to-market?  


Thanks,
-Jeff Mings