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	Exton\|OS 64 bit Live DVD with Mate 1.6.2 and kernel 3.13.0-9-exton NEWS 140304 A new version of Exton\|OS is ready. I have corrected some minor errors in the first version from 140225.
	Posted 03-03-2014 at 04:49 PM by exton

	Why use Linux? I use linux first and foremost because IT'S MY COMPUTER MY COMPUTER dose not belong to M$ it's MY COMPUTER If I want it updated I will update MY COMPUTER I got feed up with the M$ attitude that I was a guest on MY COMPUTER the first day and because linux is fun
	Posted 02-21-2014 at 01:26 PM by rob.rice

Why use Linux?

The ability to play with my system is what I enjoy most. I am not an advanced user, I do not get into server stuff as I do not have to, I don't use it for work. Linux to me is easy to use, I can change it to get done what I need to, how I need to. I'm not being forced to do things a specific way. I can always change that again.

I can play with it. I can make it mine.

It's also usually easy to fix if I break it.

No digging out a limited rescue utility offered by company X to pretty much have to reinstall everything.

Posted 02-17-2014 at 11:29 AM by goumba goumba is offline

	Why use Linux? You got that right in one!!!!! Except for the part about having to go to recovery mode. That stinks, but it's the price for too much fun.
	Posted 02-17-2014 at 10:33 AM by vmccord

	SlackEX 14.1 64 bit with kernel 3.12.6-x86_64-exton Wow! Looks good!
	Posted 01-11-2014 at 06:48 PM by Nbiser

	Popularity ExTiX 14 has now (131230) advanced to place 7 on Distrowatch.coms popularity list for the past seven days. (The listing of the 100 currently most "popular" Linux systems).
	Posted 12-30-2013 at 07:11 AM by exton

Run your Slackware 64 bit system with the latest kernel – 3.12.1!

You got me worried so I simply had to check my kernel on a new Slackware 14.1 installation. Worked perfectly (as I assumed). This is my lilo.conf file.

#################################
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
# Append any additional kernel parameters:
append=" vt.default_utf8=0"
boot = /dev/sda
lba32
#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.

# Boot BMP Image.
# Bitmap in BMP format: 640x480x8
bitmap = /boot/slack.bmp
# Menu colors (foreground, background, shadow, highlighted
# foreground, highlighted background, highlighted shadow):
bmp-colors = 255,0,255,0,255,0
# Location of the option table: location x, location y, number of
# columns, lines per column (max 15), "spill" (this is how many
# entries must be in the first column before the next begins to
# be used. We don't specify it here, as there's just one column.
bmp-table = 60,6,1,16
# Timer location x, timer location y, foreground color,
# background color, shadow color.
bmp-timer = 65,27,0,255

# Standard menu.
# Or, you can comment out the bitmap menu above and
# use a boot message with the standard menu:
#message = /boot/boot_message.txt

# Wait until the timeout to boot (if commented out, boot the
# first entry immediately):
prompt
# Timeout before the first entry boots.
# This is given in tenths of a second, so 600 for every minute:
timeout = 1200
# Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table:
change-rules
reset
# Normal VGA console
vga = normal
# Ask for video mode at boot (time out to normal in 30s)
#vga = ask
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
#vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
#vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
#vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
#vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
#vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
#vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
#vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
#vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
#vga=769
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.1-x86_64-exton
root = /dev/sda1
label = Linux
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends
########################################

Please note that I had to add "lba32". Otherwise one gets errors when running /sbin/lilo.

Please note also that my kernel can be useful if you want to build your own live Slackware system with Linux live scripts.

Posted 11-30-2013 at 05:32 AM by exton exton is offline

	Run your Slackware 64 bit system with the latest kernel – 3.12.1! No, I didn't, so maybe the download was at fault.
	Posted 11-29-2013 at 06:57 PM by 4436

	Run your Slackware 64 bit system with the latest kernel – 3.12.1! Then your download of "my" kernel must have gone wrong. Did you check the zip-file with md5sum?
	Posted 11-29-2013 at 05:45 PM by exton

Run your Slackware 64 bit system with the latest kernel – 3.12.1!

Thanks for your reply,
I am running slackware 14.1. I made the appropriate change in lilo.conf and tried to boot. The booting process hung after the kernel was recognized.The boot process ran for a while and then stopped. The screen was filled with hieroglyphics and I don't remember the details. For my purposes this is a moot issue because I was able to install a bootable version of this kernel using the makefile that is found in the esting/source/ directory of the slackware 14.1 distribution.
best wishes, jwc

Posted 11-29-2013 at 12:28 PM by 4436 4436 is offline

	Run your Slackware 64 bit system with the latest kernel – 3.12.1! Which Slackware system do you have? What do you mean by "did not load"? What do you use as boot manager? (Grub Legacy, Grub2 or what?). For the kernel "to load" you must of course change your boot loader configuration. If you didn't get any error messages while installing the kernel it must work.
	Posted 11-29-2013 at 11:20 AM by exton

	Run your Slackware 64 bit system with the latest kernel – 3.12.1! I followed the above directions on an amd system and the kernel did lot load.
	Posted 11-27-2013 at 04:00 PM by 4436

	Yet another version of “The Ultimate Linux System”! "My" kernel,which is used in ExTiX 13 version 131109, can be downloaded and installed in all modern Debian 64 bit systems. READ MORE...
	Posted 11-14-2013 at 06:44 AM by exton

A new version of CruxEX 3.0 64bit with LXDE and kernel 3.9.6-x86_64-exton

I have tried and recommended your respins and can say they are quite good.

Your site is also one of my bookmarks on all of my Linux installs. I would never have tried Crux or GentooEX if not for you. Sabayon, though very nice is a bit heavy for my
older gear.

You are a asset to the Linux community and I would bar hop with you on my motorcycle anytime and buy you the beers.

Posted 07-02-2013 at 11:36 AM by rokytnji rokytnji is offline