Compling A New Kernel

mullet · 08-23-2004, 05:28 PM

First what is the pros to getting the newest? Any is that even SlackWare-Current is still using 2.4.x kernel and not a 2.6.x? Now the problems I'm have w/ compiling and install kernel 2.6.8.1 is after all is said and done i can't mount my iPod which is connected via USB and my mouse dosen't work ether which is all so connected via USB. I think my sound dosen't work ether but w/ no mouse i can't xmms to play anything. I followed the 2.6.x guide in the general forum the only thing i couldn't do was the /sbin/initrd and as it was i had to copy the bzImage from /usr/src/linux to /boot and edit /etc/lilo.conf just to get it to boot up. The place i think I'm get screwed up is the make menuconfig so any help or tips would be great, I don't want to have to swich back to Fedora or SuSE

320mb · 08-23-2004, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by mullet
First what is the pros to getting the newest? Any is that even SlackWare-Current is still using 2.4.x kernel and not a 2.6.x?

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Well as far as Pat V. is concerned the 2.6x kernel is still in beta..........alot of problems still!!!

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I don't want to have to swich back to Fedora or SuSE

well you had a good running system with the 2.4.26 kernel.......................why did you mess it up???

suslik · 08-23-2004, 08:14 PM

For some generic 2.6.7 solution, go to Slack CD2/testing/packages/linux-2.6.7
do
installpkg kernel-generic*.tgz
installpkg kernel-modul*.tgz
installpkg alsa-driver*.tgz
and maybe
installpkg kernel-source*.tgz

For return to working 2.4.x mount the CD1, go to /k/ folder and do the same as above.

EDIT: Ooops, sorry. Forgot that 2.4.x is in folder /a not /k

WMD · 08-23-2004, 08:19 PM

In Slackware, there isn't much need for 2.6. Unless you have SATA hard drives, Firewire hardware, or who knows what, 2.4 will work. Slack is much faster than your average distro, so the speed increase brought by 2.6 isn't as noticable.

suslik · 08-23-2004, 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by WMD
Slack is much faster than your average distro, so the speed increase brought by 2.6 isn't as noticable.

KDE on my machine is observably more responsive with 2.6.7 vs 2.4.x. On the other hand... it is a Pentium II 300. On this platform any speed up is a gift from gods.

Incidentally, I thought iPods are FireWire devices...

WMD · 08-23-2004, 10:49 PM

iPod has both USB and Firewire. Don't know of FW working in Linux 2.4.

mullet · 08-26-2004, 04:20 PM

Ok some how I've get it to work

But I've got no video from right after i select what to boot and when x starts. I manage to login an startx based a hdd activity but if i kill x i get a black screen i start it again but i console video for installing my nvidia driver and other things like i prefer to install DropLine Gnome outside of X and the same w/ Swaret updates. Anyone have any idea why this is happening?

lupin_the_3rd · 08-26-2004, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by WMD
In Slackware, there isn't much need for 2.6. Unless you have SATA hard drives, Firewire hardware, or who knows what, 2.4 will work. Slack is much faster than your average distro, so the speed increase brought by 2.6 isn't as noticable.

Unless you're running on a laptop and need better acpi implementation, cpu frequency scaling, etc... this is an oversimplification of the benefits of running 2.6 IMHO.