Linux 3.16-rc1 Kernel Released

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 3.16-rc1 Kernel Released

As anticipated, the Linux 3.16-rc1 kernel was released on Sunday night...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTcyMDk

[ultij]

Tried it on ubuntu trusty, doesn't work, I get nothing but black screen, lightdm fails to start.

[jrch2k8]

Tried it on ubuntu trusty, doesn't work, I get nothing but black screen, lightdm fails to start.

if you use nVidia blob or FGLRX you probably need to recompile the kernel module or need a patch for compatibility

[ultij]

if you use nVidia blob or FGLRX you probably need to recompile the kernel module or need a patch for compatibility

Oh I forgot to mention, I use mesa on a radeon hd 4650 card, that's why I don't have a clue why lightdm fails to start, no issue on 3.15

[towo2099]

~
towo:Defiant> inxi -SGC
System:    Host: Defiant Kernel: 3.16-rc1.towo.2 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.11.6 
           Distro: siduction 13.2.0 December - xfce - (201312310323) 
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i5-4670K (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 3400 MHz 2: 3400 MHz 3: 3400 MHz 4: 3400 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           Card-2: NVIDIA GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.15.99.903 driver: intel Resolution: [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Desktop GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.2.1

Is running fine here.
Btw, nvidia builds at the moment without patching.

~
towo:Defiant> dkms status | grep nvidia
nvidia-current, 340.17, 3.15-0.towo.2-siduction-amd64, x86_64: installed
nvidia-current, 340.17, 3.15-0.towo.3-siduction-amd64, x86_64: installed
nvidia-current, 340.17, 3.15-0.towo-siduction-amd64, x86_64: installed
nvidia-current, 340.17, 3.15-1.towo-siduction-amd64, x86_64: installed
nvidia-current, 340.17, 3.16-rc1.towo.1, x86_64: installed
nvidia-current, 340.17, 3.16-rc1.towo.2, x86_64: installed