Poll: Which Kernel do you use (patchset, beta)?

noff · Last edited by noff on Wed Dec 25, 2002 2:56 am; edited 2 times in total

I use -ck patchsets and I wondering what kernel everyone else runs. -ck is great for the desktop and updated often.

2.4.20-ck2

I hear the gentoo sources are updated often, but I like playing a lot and trying different ones out.
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gfunkmonk · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2002 8:57 pm Post subject:

I also run my kernel with the -ck patchset.
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ebrostig · Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2002 1:51 am Post subject:

I have both the regular gentoo-sources and the development-sources emerged and the kernels compiled and installed.

Currently running the 2.5.53 with both IPv4 and IPv 6 installed and configured.

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iancurtis · Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2002 6:35 am Post subject:

after messing around a bit with the ck kernels i got it the way i want it...yeehaww! ;D
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taskara · Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2002 6:42 am Post subject:

atm I am running gentoo source 2.4.19, vanilla 2.4.20, and beta 2.5.53

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|the sys admin| · n00b Joined: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 42 Location: Michigan

I'm totally new so I'm just using the gentoo-sources kernel. I may play later on but right now, It's fine for me

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bvetter · n00b Joined: 14 Aug 2002 Posts: 46

i'm using gentoo sources here and the xfskernel on the other box

qnx · Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2002 2:36 pm Post subject:

Before Gentoo-time, when I used to run Slack, Alan's kernel were great, though many ppl said that it's very unstable and so on it never happend to me. When 2.2 was latest stable, I ran 2.3 and they worked fine too.
Unfortunnaly I can't get 2.5 to compile with my preferences...But I'll try to fix it...BTW, 2.6 is almost ready so I guess it's time to start messing around with 2.5 =) .
And you guys say that -ck patches are good for desktop. Gotta check it out!
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oniq · Guru Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 597 Location: Connecticut

Running vanilla 2.4.20 right now, had ACPI patches + 2.4.20 working on my 1.2 box, but have not gotten it working with 1.4rc1. Go figure...
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nichao · n00b Joined: 24 Nov 2002 Posts: 17 Location: Germany

I'm using -ck2, too, but not the full patch. Con Kolivas' site offers single patches, so if you, for instance, don't need ALSA, you don't need to patch your kernel sources with it.

The ck-sources ebuild also misses the extra patches package from
http://kernel.kolivas.net.

Lowspirit · Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2002 10:22 pm Post subject: Ehaa...

Suprisingly few use 2.5 kernel, I use it back since 2.5.30 or so (2.5.53 in now) and I've never had any kernel issues whatsoever, it's been problematic to compile from time to time (especially ACPI which finally are starting to stabilize) but once compiled it's solid and atleast as fast as any other kernel I've tried, and I've tried most of them.

I'm on an old system so I don't really choose kernels based on performance, I just want the latest and greatest to feel that my system is running at it's best, which is why I always tend to use bleeding edge stuff.

Try 2.5 series, the more that use it and report bugs the better the nexgen kernel will be.

gsfgf · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 1266

i run xfs but can't wait to get beta working.
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