diff --git a/base/linux26/12-conf-hacks.patch b/base/linux26/12-conf-hacks.patch
index 91b51a356..029868f1a 100644
--- a/base/linux26/12-conf-hacks.patch
+++ b/base/linux26/12-conf-hacks.patch
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../linux26/12-conf-hacks.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
+# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2008 The T2 SDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 ROCK Linux Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 #
@@ -15,14 +16,76 @@
 # version.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-Set all unset options to module. Needed by the T2 / ROCK Linux kernel
-configuration.
+Set all unset options to module. Needed by the T2 SDE Linux kernel
+auto configuration.
 
-Initally written by Clifford Wold <clifford@clifford.at> and adapted
+Initally written by Clifford Wolf <clifford@clifford.at> and adapted
 for various new 2.5/2.6 kernels by Rene Rebe <rene@exactcode.de>.
  
---- ./scripts/kconfig/Makefile.orig	2006-03-19 19:38:46.080184500 +0100
-+++ ./scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2006-03-19 20:01:55.859040250 +0100
+diff -ur linux-2.6.27/scripts/kconfig/conf.c linux-2.6.27.work/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+--- linux-2.6.27/scripts/kconfig/conf.c	2008-10-10 00:13:53.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.27.work/scripts/kconfig/conf.c	2008-10-19 14:39:10.000000000 +0200
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
+ 	ask_all,
+ 	ask_new,
+ 	ask_silent,
++	set_no2mod,
+ 	set_default,
+ 	set_yes,
+ 	set_mod,
+@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@
+ 	bindtextdomain(PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
+ 	textdomain(PACKAGE);
+ 
+-	while ((opt = getopt(ac, av, "osdD:nmyrh")) != -1) {
++	while ((opt = getopt(ac, av, "osdD:nmMyrh")) != -1) {
+ 		switch (opt) {
+ 		case 'o':
+ 			input_mode = ask_silent;
+@@ -460,6 +461,9 @@
+ 		case 'm':
+ 			input_mode = set_mod;
+ 			break;
++		case 'M':
++			input_mode = set_no2mod;
++			break;
+ 		case 'y':
+ 			input_mode = set_yes;
+ 			break;
+@@ -533,6 +537,9 @@
+ 		else if (!stat("all.config", &tmpstat))
+ 			conf_read_simple("all.config", S_DEF_USER);
+ 		break;
++	case set_no2mod:
++		conf_read_simple(".config", S_DEF_USER);
++		break;
+ 	default:
+ 		break;
+ 	}
+@@ -559,6 +566,9 @@
+ 	case set_mod:
+ 		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_mod);
+ 		break;
++	case set_no2mod:
++		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_no2mod);
++		break;
+ 	case set_random:
+ 		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_random);
+ 		break;
+diff -ur linux-2.6.27/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h linux-2.6.27.work/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+--- linux-2.6.27/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h	2008-10-10 00:13:53.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.27.work/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h	2008-10-19 14:14:59.000000000 +0200
+@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
+ 	def_default,
+ 	def_yes,
+ 	def_mod,
++	def_no2mod,
+ 	def_no,
+ 	def_random
+ };
+diff -ur linux-2.6.27/scripts/kconfig/Makefile linux-2.6.27.work/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+--- linux-2.6.27/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2008-10-10 00:13:53.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.27.work/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2008-10-19 14:14:59.000000000 +0200
 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  # Kernel configuration targets
  # These targets are used from top-level makefile
@@ -30,19 +93,19 @@ for various new 2.5/2.6 kernels by Rene Rebe <rene@exactcode.de>.
 -PHONY += oldconfig xconfig gconfig menuconfig config silentoldconfig update-po-config
 +PHONY += oldconfig xconfig gconfig menuconfig config silentoldconfig no2modconfig update-po-config
  
- xconfig: $(obj)/qconf
- 	$< arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
-@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
+ Kconfig := arch/$(SRCARCH)/Kconfig
+ 
+@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
  allmodconfig: $(obj)/conf
- 	$< -m arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
+ 	$< -m $(Kconfig)
  
 +no2modconfig: scripts/kconfig/conf
-+	$< -M arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
++	$< -M $(Kconfig)
 +
  defconfig: $(obj)/conf
  ifeq ($(KBUILD_DEFCONFIG),)
- 	$< -d arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
-@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@
+ 	$< -d $(Kconfig)
+@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@
  	@echo  '  randconfig	  - New config with random answer to all options'
  	@echo  '  defconfig	  - New config with default answer to all options'
  	@echo  '  allmodconfig	  - New config selecting modules when possible'
@@ -50,55 +113,23 @@ for various new 2.5/2.6 kernels by Rene Rebe <rene@exactcode.de>.
  	@echo  '  allyesconfig	  - New config where all options are accepted with yes'
  	@echo  '  allnoconfig	  - New config where all options are answered with no'
  
---- linux-2.6.17/scripts/kconfig/conf.c	2006-06-18 03:49:35.000000000 +0200
-+++ linux26.macbook/scripts/kconfig/conf.c	2006-07-22 11:57:17.000000000 +0200
-@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
- 	ask_all,
- 	ask_new,
- 	ask_silent,
-+	set_no2mod,
- 	set_default,
- 	set_yes,
- 	set_mod,
-@@ -83,6 +84,15 @@
- 	}
- 
- 	switch (input_mode) {
-+	case set_no2mod:
-+		if (type == S_TRISTATE &&
-+			sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == no) {
-+			fprintf(stderr, "Setting %s to 'm'.\n", sym->name);
-+			line[0] = 'm';
-+			line[1] = '\n';
-+			line[2] = 0;
-+			break;
+--- linux-2.6.27.vanilla/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c	2008-10-10 00:13:53.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.27/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c	2008-10-20 12:45:07.000000000 +0200
+@@ -824,6 +824,17 @@
+ 	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
+ 		if (sym_has_value(sym))
+ 			continue;
++		if ((mode == def_no2mod) && (sym_get_type(sym) == S_TRISTATE)) {
++			if (sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == no)
++				fprintf(stderr, "Setting %s to 'm'.\n", sym->name);
++			if (sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == mod)
++				fprintf(stderr, "Keep %s as 'm'.\n", sym->name);
++			if (sym_get_tristate_value(sym) != yes)
++				sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = mod;
++			if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
++				sym->flags |= SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
++			continue;
 +		}
- 	case set_no:
- 	case set_mod:
- 	case set_yes:
-@@ -372,6 +382,7 @@
- 			break;
- 		case set_random:
- 			def = (random() % cnt) + 1;
-+		case set_no2mod:
- 		case set_default:
- 		case set_yes:
- 		case set_mod:
-@@ -523,6 +534,9 @@
- 		case 'm':
- 			input_mode = set_mod;
- 			break;
-+		case 'M':
-+			input_mode = set_no2mod;
-+			break;
- 		case 'y':
- 			input_mode = set_yes;
- 			break;
-@@ -565,6 +579,7 @@
- 		}
- 	case ask_all:
- 	case ask_new:
-+	case set_no2mod:
- 		conf_read(NULL);
- 		break;
- 	case set_no:
+ 		switch (sym_get_type(sym)) {
+ 		case S_BOOLEAN:
+ 		case S_TRISTATE:
diff --git a/base/linux26/96-usb-hid-apple-kbd-mapping.patch b/base/linux26/96-usb-hid-apple-kbd-mapping.patch
index 04c8ec196..44976d849 100644
--- a/base/linux26/96-usb-hid-apple-kbd-mapping.patch
+++ b/base/linux26/96-usb-hid-apple-kbd-mapping.patch
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../linux26/96-usb-hid-apple-kbd-mapping.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2007 The T2 SDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2008 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 #
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ Likewise, default to the normal F* keys for usability on the Linux desktop.
  			} else
  				map_key(KEY_UNKNOWN);
  
---- linux-2.6.20/drivers/hid/hid-input.c.vanilla	2007-02-05 11:24:46.737682437 +0100
-+++ linux-2.6.20/drivers/hid/hid-input.c	2007-02-05 11:24:52.770026201 +0100
-@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
- 
+--- linux-2.6.25/drivers/hid/hid-input.c.vanilla	2008-04-18 12:36:56.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.25/drivers/hid/hid-input.c	2008-04-18 12:37:03.000000000 +0200
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  #include <linux/hid.h>
+ #include <linux/hid-debug.h>
  
--static int hid_pb_fnmode = 1;
-+static int hid_pb_fnmode = 2;
- module_param_named(pb_fnmode, hid_pb_fnmode, int, 0644);
+-static int hid_apple_fnmode = 1;
++static int hid_apple_fnmode = 2;
+ module_param_named(pb_fnmode, hid_apple_fnmode, int, 0644);
  MODULE_PARM_DESC(pb_fnmode,
- 		"Mode of fn key on PowerBooks (0 = disabled, 1 = fkeyslast, 2 = fkeysfirst)");
+ 		"Mode of fn key on Apple keyboards (0 = disabled, 1 = fkeyslast, 2 = fkeysfirst)");
diff --git a/base/linux26/adaptec-usbxchange.patch b/base/linux26/adaptec-usbxchange.patch
index 31d52a98f..1ffcfd148 100644
--- a/base/linux26/adaptec-usbxchange.patch
+++ b/base/linux26/adaptec-usbxchange.patch
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../linux26/adaptec-usbxchange.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The T2 SDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 #
@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@ Support for the Adaptec USB*Xchange family of USB<->SCSI cables.
 +#define CPUCS_REG_FX2		0xE600	/* FX2 */
 +
 +#endif
---- linux-2.6.15/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c	2006-01-03 04:21:10.000000000 +0100
-+++ ./drivers/usb/storage/transport.c	2006-01-30 19:41:26.727402000 +0100
-@@ -984,6 +984,11 @@
+--- ./drivers/usb/storage/transport.c~	2008-10-10 00:13:53.000000000 +0200
++++ ./drivers/usb/storage/transport.c	2008-10-17 10:14:01.000000000 +0200
+@@ -925,6 +925,11 @@
  	bcb->Lun = srb->device->lun;
- 	if (us->flags & US_FL_SCM_MULT_TARG)
+ 	if (us->fflags & US_FL_SCM_MULT_TARG)
  		bcb->Lun |= srb->device->id << 4;
 +	/* Adaptec USB2Xchange */
 +	if (us->pusb_dev->descriptor.idVendor == 0x03f3 &&
@@ -389,13 +389,14 @@ Support for the Adaptec USB*Xchange family of USB<->SCSI cables.
  	bcb->Length = srb->cmd_len;
  
  	/* copy the command payload */
-@@ -1069,6 +1074,20 @@
+@@ -1008,6 +1013,22 @@
  	US_DEBUGP("Bulk Status S 0x%x T 0x%x R %u Stat 0x%x\n",
  			le32_to_cpu(bcs->Signature), bcs->Tag, 
  			residue, bcs->Status);
++
 +	if (bcs->Status > US_BULK_STAT_FAIL) {
 +		/* Adaptec USB2XCHANGE ? */
-+		if (us->pusb_dev->descriptor.idVendor == 0x03f3 &&
++ 		if (us->pusb_dev->descriptor.idVendor == 0x03f3 &&
 +		    us->pusb_dev->descriptor.idProduct == 0x2003) {
 +
 +			/* This device will send
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ Support for the Adaptec USB*Xchange family of USB<->SCSI cables.
 +			US_DEBUGP("Patched Bulk status to %d.\n", bcs->Status);
 +		}
 +	}
- 	if (bcs->Tag != us->tag || bcs->Status > US_BULK_STAT_PHASE) {
++
+ 	if (!(bcs->Tag == us->tag || (us->fflags & US_FL_BULK_IGNORE_TAG)) ||
+ 		bcs->Status > US_BULK_STAT_PHASE) {
  		US_DEBUGP("Bulk logical error\n");
- 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
diff --git a/base/linux26/linux-conf.in b/base/linux26/linux-conf.in
index ec2f746e4..cf2084567 100644
--- a/base/linux26/linux-conf.in
+++ b/base/linux26/linux-conf.in
@@ -19,10 +19,24 @@ treever=${pkg/linux/} ; treever=${treever/-*/}
 [ "$lx_cpu" ] ||
 # powerpc and mips share the same arch for 32/64, maybe more follow
 lx_cpu=`echo $arch | arch2uname | sed -e s/ppc.*/powerpc/ -e s/mips64/mips/`
+lx_arch=`echo $lx_cpu | sed 's/i386/x86/;s/x86_64/x86/;s/ppc.*/powerpc/'`
+lx_subarch=`echo $lx_cpu | sed 's/i.86/i386/;s/sun4u/sparc64/;\
+				s/arm.*/arm/;s/sa110/arm/;\
+				s/s390x/s390/;s/parisc64/parisc/;\
+				s/ppc.*/powerpc/;s/mips.*/mips/'`
 lx_extraversion=
 lx_kernelrelease=
 lx_customconf="\$base/config/$config/linux.cfg"
 
+# $lx_mergedarch is 1 if the kernel has x86 and x86_64 arches merged
+lx_mergedarch=
+ver_n=0
+for x in $( echo "$ver" | cut -d. -f1-3 | tr '.' ' ' ); do
+	ver_n=$( expr $ver_n \* 1000 + $x )
+done
+if [ $ver_n -ge 2006024 ]; then
+	lx_mergedarch=1
+fi
 # $lx_confmerge list of config snaps gets merged to .config.3 on auto_config()
 #
 lx_confmerge=
@@ -53,7 +67,11 @@ makeopt=
 # we need +1 to really saturate the CPUs during the kernel build
 [ $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX -gt 1 ] &&
 	var_append makeopt ' ' -j$(( $SDECFG_PARALLEL_MAX + 1 ))
-var_append makeopt ' ' "ARCH=$lx_cpu CROSS_COMPILE=$archprefix KCC=$KCC"
+if [ $lx_mergedarch = 1 ]; then
+	var_append makeopt ' ' "ARCH=$lx_arch CROSS_COMPILE=$archprefix KCC=$KCC"
+else
+	var_append makeopt ' ' "ARCH=$lx_cpu CROSS_COMPILE=$archprefix KCC=$KCC"
+fi
 makeinstopt="$makeopt"
 
 auto_config_merge() {
@@ -70,9 +88,14 @@ auto_config() {
 	# get defconfig (.config.0)
 	#
 	echo "Creating linux default config"
-	cp arch/$lx_cpu/defconfig .config
-	cp .config{,.0}
 
+	if [ -f arch/$lx_cpu/defconfig ]; then
+		cp arch/$lx_cpu/defconfig .config
+		cp .config{,.0}
+	else
+		cp arch/$lx_arch/configs/${lx_subarch}_defconfig .config
+		cp .config{,.0}
+	fi
 	# architecture specific configuration (will be merged)
 	x=$( ls -1 $base/package/*/linux26/arch/config.$arch.sh 2> /dev/null | head -n 1)
 	if [ -f "$x" ]; then
diff --git a/base/linux26/linux26.desc b/base/linux26/linux26.desc
index bd5ef30de..58671ff2d 100644
--- a/base/linux26/linux26.desc
+++ b/base/linux26/linux26.desc
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.6.22.19
+[V] 2.6.27.6
 [P] X -?---5---9 102.060
 
-[D] 1574942628 linux-2.6.22.tar.bz2 http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/
-[D] 973184464 patch-2.6.22.19.bz2 http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/
+[D] 617394643 linux-2.6.27.tar.bz2 http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/
+[D] 1311319754 patch-2.6.27.6.bz2 http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/
diff --git a/base/linux26/sk98lin-export-id-table.patch b/base/linux26/sk98lin-export-id-table.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d4b1a5dc..000000000
--- a/base/linux26/sk98lin-export-id-table.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../linux26/sk98lin-export-id-table.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-Well, no idea why this is missing ...
-
-  - Rene Rebe <rene@exactcode.de>
-
---- linux-2.6.11/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c.vanilla	2005-05-25 18:36:44.000000000 +0200
-+++ linux-2.6.11/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c	2005-05-25 18:38:33.000000000 +0200
-@@ -5152,6 +5152,8 @@
- 	{ 0, }
- };
- 
-+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, skge_pci_tbl);
-+
- static struct pci_driver skge_driver = {
- 	.name		= "skge",
- 	.id_table	= skge_pci_tbl,