MX 17 Repository: The Backported Debian Kernel Thread

[Stevo]

We now have the new 5.2.6 (5.2.0-1) Debian kernel backported from Sid in the MX 17/18 and 19 test repos.

We have a patched 418.74-2~mx(17/19)+1 Nvidia driver in the test repos that builds with it, but you should update to that first on an older kernel and make sure it works there before adding a new kernel. I'm also sending up a new nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver 390.129 that builds with the 5.2 kernel if your device is too old for the 418 driver. Currently the 340xx legacy driver has no update and has not been tested yet with the 5.2 kernel.

Update: Debian now has a 5.2.7 kernel upstream, so I'm working on that.

[Stevo]

We now have the latest 5.3.2 kernel from upstream Debian in the test repos for MX 17/18 and 19 repos.

As is usual, if any of your hardware depends on a out-of-tree DKMS driver, such as nvidia-driver or broadcom-sta-dkms, you should update those from the test repo if possible before installing this kernel. We know that Nvidia 435.21, broadcom-sta-dkms, ndiswrapper-dkms, and Virtual Box 6.0.12 from the test repos will build and work on this kernel.

It is unknown if any of the legacy nvidia drivers support it yet, but I wouldn't bet on it.

[Stevo]

The 5.4.6 kernel from Debian Sid is now available in our test repo, rebuilt against generic Stretch libraries.

Make sure to check what DKMS third-party drivers you're actually using, and upgrade those to the latest possible versions in the main and test repos, before you try to install and use this kernel.