slackware64 13.37 downgrade to 2.6.27.59
 

Hello folks

Is there any chance to downgrade (slackware64) kernel to 2.6.27.* cause I'm having problems with my laptop heating up much more on newer kernels (2.6.27+).

I'm using both slamd64 12.2 (with 2.6.27.59) and slackware64 13.37 (with 2.6.37.6 and 3.1.10).
With kernel 2.6.27.59 everything works smoothly, in console idle mode (without X started) fan switches rearly on (four-five times during the night), but with newer kernel it's a nightmare, fan switches every 10-15min minutes and makes me crazy (even cpu temp is 3-4°C higher compared to 2.6.27.59).

I tested newer kernel versions (2.6.38 - 3.1.10) under slamd64 12.2 but it's still the same (it heats up), so problem is definitely in newer kernel version!

Question is how to force slackware64 13.37 to work with 2.6.27.59, what packages I need to recompile??

thanks

I don't think you need to recompile anything. Besides, you can just install the older kernel alongside the one you have and see if it works. Most likely, it will.

Member response
 

Hi,

I would check and be certain that 'acpi' is setup properly for your machine when using the kernel(s) in question. Sometimes you may need to compile in the support for some laptops. Since you have not provided any hardware information then we are just shooting in the dark.

FYI: I suggest that you look at 'How to Ask Questions the Smart Way' so in the future your queries provide information that will aid us in diagnosis of the problem or query.



I tried 2.6.27.59 allready on slack64 13.37 but once X starts system freezes.
Anyway system boots, but very little things seems to work (no sound, no mouse, X causes system freeze etc.)
I re-compiled older version of udev that supports 2.6.27.* but that didn't help.

here are some hardware info:
HP dv5-1253eg
cpu: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz
gpu: nVidia GeForce 9600M GT

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 9600M GT (rev a1)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
06:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): JMicron Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller
06:00.1 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. SD/MMC Host Controller
06:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. Standard SD Host Controller
06:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. MS Host Controller
06:00.4 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. xD Host Controller


greets

When you say you tried 2.6.27.59, exactly how did you get the actual kernel file? Because according to kernel.org, the latest subversion of 2.6.27 was .57.

Did you compile the kernel yourself? If so, did you use the .config from Slackware 13.37?