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 Anyway, 2.4.3mdk whatever is a bit out of date for me, so I'm looking to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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