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echo: linux
to: MAURICE KINAL
from: ALAN IANSON
date: 2019-12-03 16:08:00
subject: life ?

Hello Maurice,

 AI>> I just updated my laptop with kernel 5.4.1 and it solves a
 AI>> problem I had on the desktop.

 MK> Huh?  What problem on the desktop?

This is on my laptop. It runs Slackware 14.2 wonderfully but WiFi doesn't work.
I can see my own and neighbors APs, I can see various signal strengths and
connect to my own AP but I get no internet connection so I need to plug in a
cable. That works well but there isn't always a wire available so I installed
Slackware-current.

Everything worked well with Slackware-current until somewhere around the 5.0
kernel. On Slackware 14.2 the radeon module is used and works well. With the
newer kernels the amdgpu module is used.

Everything boots up fine and I can run startx and all looks good. When I run
some apps like firefox I don't see anything on the screen. I have to switch
away to   F6 or somewhere and switch back to   F7 then I
can see firefox on the screen.

All seems to be good with the 5.4.1 kernel though, so onwards and upwards.. :)

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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