Pappy's Kernel Seeds Part II <CLOSED>Please use new thread

[Ormaaj]

Thanks pappy for the hard work on the docs! It has really helped clear up some misleading and overly terse descriptions with no advice. I can't wait to read the upcoming sections to see what else I've been fucking up all these years.

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[Ron Olsen]

I too would like to thank Pappy for his hard work in setting up and documenting his kernel seeds.

I recently updated my 2.6.31-r6 x86 kernel using Pappy's seed, and the performance of my machine is a lot better. Reading Pappy's comments on various kernel config options has greatly increased my understanding of the kernel.

Thanks again, Pappy!

[pappy_mcfae]

[pappy_mcfae]

There are some more pages in the works. One is awaiting proofreading and fact checking. The other is currently being worked on. I am hoping to have at least the kernel explanations done by the end of the month. A page or two of tips and tricks is sure to follow, but one thing at at time.

I am glad that my efforts are gaining appreciation. I'll be even happier if I can ever make money with a book on the topic, or such. But once again, one thing at a time.

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[b0nafide]

Thanks for your work Pappy, I thought I was pretty good at compiling my own kernel, but after reading your guide I recompiled with your recommendations (especially CPU settings) and everything is great on both machines with the new changes. They are both laptops - the hardware will likely never change - so having a kernel that is specifically tweaked for the performance of that hardware is a huge bonus. Thanks again.

[pappy_mcfae]

You're most welcome. I'm learning as I go, which is making this all even better. Just wait until you see the next two pages.

But before then, it's time to say I just added .configs for 2.6.32-tuxonice-r5 in both x86 and x86_64 flavors. Enjoy!

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[d2_racing]

Pappy, what is the diff between Tuxonice and Gentoo-source, beside some optimization of some laptop feature like suspend to disk ?
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[Ormaaj]

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[d2_racing]

Thanks for the info Pappy
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[pappy_mcfae]

You're most welcome, as always.

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[pappy_mcfae]

A busy day of recording ends with me uploading the .configs for 2.6.32-gentoo-r6 in both x86 and x86_64 flavors. The file system page is almost ready for proofreading, too. Enjoy!

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[Moriah]

Please see my question on the pappy's seeds laptop thread at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6181636.html#6181636 regarding going from gentoo-sources to tuxonice. Maybe I should be looking at zen instead?
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[pappy_mcfae]

Considering how much of a zen sources fan I am, I'd be prejudiced. That said, not only does zen have tuxonice, but there is a patch set that will harden zen sources. While I have yet to set this up, I can see how someone who wants both speed and hardened security would be well served by such a Franken-kernel.

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[Moriah]

So are you saying I should use zen instead of tuxonice for the laptop to get it to hibernate? Do you prefer any particular version, given that I am currently running 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 from gentoo-sources in x86_64 flavor?

If I do a emerge -s, I see:

[pappy_mcfae]

Zen-sources are ~arch, so you would have to use /etc/portage/package.keywords to unmask. I have been using the .31 zen kernels to good effect. The .32 kernels are fairly ok as well, although they have an updated version of ALSA, which causes issues on one of my sound cards.

As long as things are going well with your gentoo-sources, you could go as high as 2.6.31-zen12, and you would lose nothing as there are, as far as I know, no crossovers from gentoo to zen sources.

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[pappy_mcfae]

I just uploaded the .configs for 2.6.32.9 in both x86 and x86_64 flavors. Enjoy!

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[pappy_mcfae]

I've just uploaded .configs for 2.6.32-gentoo-r7, 2.6.33-gentoo, and 2.6.33 in both x86 and x86_64 flavors. Yes, the .33 kernels are no longer in release candidate status. Let the celebrations begin! Enjoy!

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[Gh0str1d3r]

I am just building the new 2.6.33 seed and found a contradiction to your explanation at kernel-seeds.org:

[pappy_mcfae]

Actually, that was a mistake. After almost 24 hours of being awake, those do tend to pop up. I'll probably fix that some time this weekend. Good eyes!

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[Moriah]

Well, I am running 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 from gentoo-sources, which is the same version as the one you said was a nightmare in zen, so tuxonice it will be.

I have spent the last 2 weeks in Florida with my 88 year old father, who is the geekiest grandpa on record, having 3 computers in the house, both 100baseT and 802.3g wifi running in his home. He did have some system issues with his router. I think it got hit by a power surge that scrogged some settings. I had to push the paper clip in the little reset hole on the back to get it in its right mind, then reconfigre everything.

Since his internet had been down for several months, all his updates were out of date, and some of his anti-virus software had expired. His printer was even out of ink, and his biggest machine was bluescreening due to unknown causes. It still bluescreens more often than not overnight, but seems to be crashing in the Microsoft firewall ipnat.sys code. Googling indicates that there are problems with the HP Solution center that comes with his color ink jet printer/scanner/fax, and that others have had this problem and HP has not fixed it since 2007. Why do people pay for this stuff when you can get good software for free?

Anyway, I am driving back to Kentucky starting tomorow morning. I had no time to try a new kernel on this trip, as we stayed busy driving around visiting other family members, and me fixing his network.

I will report back after I have a chance to try tuxonice and hibernation -- sometime next week, I hope.
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