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, , Monday, October 21, 2013
Fixes in kernel 3.11.6:

  •     drm/radeon: fix hw contexts for SUMO2 asics
  •     drm/radeon: fix typo in CP DMA register headers
  •     drm/i915: fix rps.vlv_work initialization
  •     ALSA: hda - Fix mono speakers and headset mic on Dell Vostro 5470
  •     MIPS: stack protector: Fix per-task canary switch
  •     ARC: Fix signal frame management for SA_SIGINFO
  •     ARC: Fix 32-bit wrap around in access_ok()
  •     KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Fix typo in saving DSCR
For full changelog, click here.

Kernel 3.11.6 Installation

to install the kernel in Ubuntu/Linux Mint, open the terminal and enter these commands:

cd /tmp 
wget http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47950494/upubuntu/kernel-3.11.6 -O kernel-3.11.6 
chmod +x kernel-3.11.6 
sudo sh kernel-3.11.6 
sudo reboot

To uninstall this kernel, run this command:

        sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.11.6*

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