I am using kernel 2.4.22, if I wanted to use the 2.6 kernel would I just
download the source for it and then go about creating a new kernel,
similar to how I recompile my existing kernel?

Stuart wrote:

> I am using kernel 2.4.22, if I wanted to use the 2.6 kernel would I just
> download the source for it and then go about creating a new kernel,

Yes. After reading all the docs about the changes.

> similar

No. Well, similar but not the same, that's why you read the docs.

> to how I recompile my existing kernel?

Peruse this: http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/799

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:27:37 +0000, Stuart wrote:

> I am using kernel 2.4.22, if I wanted to use the 2.6 kernel would I just
> download the source for it and then go about creating a new kernel,
> similar to how I recompile my existing kernel?

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Vigil wrote:
> Peruse this: http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/799
>
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:27:37 +0000, Stuart wrote:
>
>
>>I am using kernel 2.4.22, if I wanted to use the 2.6 kernel would I just
>>download the source for it and then go about creating a new kernel,
>>similar to how I recompile my existing kernel?
>
>

I just fired up 2.6 under Slack 9.1. Seems pretty zippy! For some odd
reason my mouse moves much faster, as if I turned up the sensitivity but
I made no such change. So far so good!

DB

> I just fired up 2.6 under Slack 9.1. Seems pretty zippy! For some odd
> reason my mouse moves much faster, as if I turned up the sensitivity but
> I made no such change. So far so good!
>
> DB

I did the same thing and found the same thing with the mouse! (test-11).

I managed to install the NVIDIA driver using a hack from somewhere on the
net. Worked fine except the whole thing hung when I shut X down.

Also, the sound quality was dreadful using the ALSA drivers included in the
kernel. I've got a via8233 soundcard.

Has anyone experienced these problems? Presumably they will be fixed in the
fullness of time.

I felt the same thing with one of the -tests, but I'm holding off
installing 2.6 until they fix that pre-empt bug...

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:08:05 -0500, DB wrote:

> I just fired up 2.6 under Slack 9.1. Seems pretty zippy! For some odd
> reason my mouse moves much faster, as if I turned up the sensitivity but I
> made no such change. So far so good!

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:35:30 GMT, Robert S <robert_s@emailme.net.au> wrote:
> I managed to install the NVIDIA driver using a hack from somewhere on the
> net. Worked fine except the whole thing hung when I shut X down.

I would imagine such problems will be solved fairly soon when nVidia
releases their next driver set for Linux, likely with 2.6.0 support. I
wouldn't be surprised if that happened fairly soon, too. They released
the 52.xx series under Windows a few months ago.. we can't be too far
behind.

> Also, the sound quality was dreadful using the ALSA drivers included in the
> kernel. I've got a via8233 soundcard.

You might google about a little bit, and if nothing turns up, ask on the
alsa-user mailing list (at alsa-project.org). There's probably
something you can do somewhere along the line to improve that sound
quality. I think the OSS drivers *are* still in the kernel tree, as
well, if you can't get ALSA working properly for you.

FWIW, on my nForce and i8x0 boards, sound quality increased using Alsa
instead of OSS. Dramatically on both.

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> Also, the sound quality was dreadful using the ALSA drivers included in
> the
> kernel. I've got a via8233 soundcard.

Which version's that? I found it worked fine with alsa 0.9.8 from
www.alsa-project-org, except when I turned the volume up. Quality was
dreadful over about 80% mixer volume. Solution: turn down mixer volumes,
turn up computer speakers.


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> I would imagine such problems will be solved fairly soon when
> nVidia releases their next driver set for Linux, likely with
> 2.6.0 support. I wouldn't be surprised if that happened fairly
> soon, too. They released the 52.xx series under Windows a few
> months ago.. we can't be too far behind.

Doesn't pgp interfere with nVidia drivers? In any case, the
unwarranted use of pgp violates this newsgroups policy and we ask
that you show some respect for other posters by dispensing with the
use of pgp in the future.

cordially, as always,

rm

MikeyD <m_donaghy50@hotmail.com> wrote:
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pgp trash troll delete

> Look at 'xinitrc' stuff, more importantly in your home directory. A
> google should show you exactly what you need.

What does google tell you about the unwarranted use of pgp? Does
google tell you that the unwarranted use of pgp violates this
newsgroup's policy? Please show some respect for the other posters
in this ng.

cordially, as always,

rm