You might try the MandrakeFreq packages.  I think there's a more
up-to-date kernel there.  And Mandrake says they use the AC patches,
though I dunno with those graphical logos they like to throw on there. 
They have DrakLogo for changing that, but I don't know how that
interacts with other kernel options.

sm wrote:
> 
> I recently got a new laptop and decided to put Mandrake 8[1] on it and
> give it a spin..
> 
> I must say that I am very impressed by it.  It has a level of polish that
> I've yet to see from any other distro.
> 
> Anyway, 2.4.3mdk whatever is a bit out of date for me, so I'm looking to
> upgrade.  I was wondering if there was a central repository of patches
> that are used in the Mandrake kernels.. most notably the boot logo[2]
> and the supermount patch[3].
> 
> I like to keep up on newer kernels, and I need IPSec, and Firewire, so a
> more custom kernel is necesarry.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Sam
> 
> [1]: Despite the 'GNU/Linux' thing.
> [2]: I dig no aestetics.  Anyone who saw my last laptop could tell you
> this.
> [3]: http://www.geocities.com/alexismikhailov/supermount.html and it did
> not patch cleanly. :(
> 
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