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WOW! another unannounced and undetectable kernel update in 9.1.9!
Please consider this simple scenario.
One runs vdpup. Gets the module needed to connect to network compiled and is all up and running happily.
Updates to the next version and is suddenly out of network with no way to fix this in the affected setup!
And all these without any warning or even hint of the upcoming change!

Please consider a more user-friendly approach.
Simple things like a big banner in the installer (currently kernel updates are not even showing in your changelogs!), a clear labelling in the name of kernel kit sfs, the option to boot with the old vmlinuz/zdrv (ie keep the old ones) or anything else that will not leave the user dead in the water.
I can understand that you have limited time and likely other priorities but correctly labelling kernels (or architecture) in the puppy files, should not be a major coding issue.
Vanilla/frugality brings some major improvements and should not lose the game because it missed a couple easy penalty kicks.
My 2c

retiredt00 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:52 am

WOW! another unannounced and undetectable kernel update in 9.1.9!

Every release updates the kernel, not just 9.1.9.

Can you share instructions how to build/install the problematic driver, so I can see why it breaks every time the kernel is updated?

dimkr wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:17 am

retiredt00 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:52 am

WOW! another unannounced and undetectable kernel update in 9.1.9!

Every release updates the kernel, not just 9.1.9.

Can you share instructions how to build/install the problematic driver, so I can see why it breaks every time the kernel is updated?

If you need something more than what I previously reported here viewtopic.php?p=49264#p49264
and here viewtopic.php?p=49260#p49260
please let me know a bit more specifically.

retiredt00 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:47 am

please let me know a bit more specifically.

I already understand these are Broadcom proprietary drivers, but I'd like to know how you installed them.

EDIT: https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/pull/2867 will probably fix this issue.

Hi Dimkr! VanillaDpup64, worked fine for me until version 9.0.30. Version 9.0.32, pmount (or something else) doesn't work properly. I can't mount/unmount HDD partitions making the system useless for me.

dimkr wrote:

Is there any way to lock this thread and move it to viewforum.php?f=183?

I moved it and locked it. If you need to have unlocked let me know!

New location -> viewtopic.php?p=49085#p49085