A new kernel version has been released by the kernel development team and with this a new kernel package build also is now released by me for Debian/Ubuntu. This new release includes kernel 2.6.30.2 with acerhdf fan module (0.5.16) for Acer Aspire One, coretemp fix for Intel Atom based netbooks/desktops, plus removal of different kernel hacking settings for a kernel speed-up. Now what this new kernel version has to offer can be found at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.2.

I haven’t test this new release on Acer Aspire One netbooks, but I did already test it on Lenovo T61 and seems to work quite fine. When it comes to improvements, I really can’t see much of a differences between this release and the previous one (2.6.30.1), but I suppose deep down in the core there is already many improvements done, which will make it more stable, fast and even secure.

The installation method for Debian/Ubuntu I wont explain here, as I’ve done this already a couple of times in some previous posts. To download this new Debian/Ubuntu kernel packages please go to: http://dl.robertalks.com/kernel/2.6.30.2-godsmack/. The main package which you need is linux-image-2.6.30.2-godsmack_1_i386.deb, but would be a good idea to have also linux-headers-2.6.30.2-godsmack_1_i386.deb installed to be able to build applications.

The name of this release is Godsmack, which like I said before comes from my favorite rock bands, but it doesn’t really mean anything, it’s just a name and I like it. :D

For developers or different distro build please go to: http://dl.robertalks.com/kernel/2.6.30.2-godsmack/source/ (this only in case you wanna build your own kernel or you are using a different distro then Debian/Ubuntu)