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ponds n00b
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 69 Location: MSU, Starkville, MS
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 4:42 pm Post subject: 2.6.0 kernel on install |
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During the install, is it possible to emerge a 2.6 kernel instead of gentoo-sources or gaming-sources or etc?
What's the emerge argument for the 2.6 kernel? Is there a 2.6-gaming yet?
Edit: I ran emerge -S 2.6.0 and it didnt find anything, so I am assuming we cant emerge the 2.6 sources.
If I just download the sources manually, and then edit the /usr/src/linux symlink to point to the new source tree, will genkernel be able to compile it? |
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Stalione Guru
Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 335
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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go to your /usr/portage/sys-kernel directory and you will see all the different kernels that are available to you. in your case, you might be interested in development-sources, which is the 2.6testing branch.
I doubt genkernel will work with 2.6 because there are few significant changes in 2.6. I have not tried this so im not sure. Also remember when you emerge 2.6, it won't create a symlink /usr/src/linux but /usr/src/linux-beta.
Good luck. |
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sireyessire Advocate
Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 2991 Location: back in Paris, France
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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there are 2 sources based on 2.6 kernel :
development-sources
mm-sources
enjoy the 2.6 kernel is HUGE _________________ I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
Albert Einstein
Try simpler first
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Peaceable Frood Guru
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 338 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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I recommend the mm-sources, as they apply fixes to the vanilla test kernel. They also are faster then the vanilla. I don't think you can use genkernel though, I also wouldn't use genkernel period as I've heard many problems with it. _________________ "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we, they never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." George W. Bush |
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Hydralisk Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 19 Mar 2003 Posts: 83
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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I *just* finished booting a new install in which I used the 2.6.0-test6 kernel with whatever the latest -mm patch is. I didn't use the ebuild because I like to manage my kernel sources and symlinks manually, but it is working fine (nifty framebuffer, too).
Remember to mkdir /sys before you reboot into a 2.6 kernel. |
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gravis Apprentice
Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 176 Location: Compiègne, France
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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what does the /sys dir do ?? I forgot to do it, and my system seems to work very fine ! |
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Koon Retired Dev
Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 518
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 8:33 am Post subject: |
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gravis wrote: | what does the /sys dir do ?? I forgot to do it, and my system seems to work very fine ! |
Theorically, the /sys dir in 2.6 should replace parts of the /proc dir used in 2.4. But I experience the same as you : I created it, rebooted in 2.6, but there is nothing there. Maybe it's because I chose the "/proc legacy" option somewhere.
-K |
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d3c3it l33t
Joined: 01 Mar 2003 Posts: 765 Location: Manchester, UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 11:00 am Post subject: |
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could be a work in progress? rememeber theres alot of work to be done on these sources
i may do a 2.6.0 install when i reinstall actually, might do a gaming-sources aswell just in case i break 2.6.0 _________________ Some people go to counselling,
others use linux |
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jaska Bodhisattva
Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 725 Location: Finland
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Don't use genkernel with 2.6 kernels, 2.4 and 2.6 series kernels have different ways that they use to install, so a normal by hand installation is what you want. There is a guide with this in the forums. |
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jaska Bodhisattva
Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 725 Location: Finland
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, by the way I doubt there will be a for 2.6 gaming, mm-sources and even development-sources have excellent response on desktop/games. |
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d3c3it l33t
Joined: 01 Mar 2003 Posts: 765 Location: Manchester, UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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ive used genkernel once, never again, broke my kernel lol. im sticking with doing it "by hand" i think. _________________ Some people go to counselling,
others use linux |
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MCSpan20 n00b
Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 71 Location: Abilene, TX (Abilene Christian University)
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 3:42 pm Post subject: doing it by hand |
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d3c3it wrote: | im sticking with doing it "by hand" i think. |
Do you or anyone know of a good howto or tutorial on how to do it "by hand?"
Thanks!! |
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Are`awn n00b
Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 38
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:15 pm Post subject: Did you mount /sys ? |
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Koon wrote: | gravis wrote: | what does the /sys dir do ?? I forgot to do it, and my system seems to work very fine ! |
Theorically, the /sys dir in 2.6 should replace parts of the /proc dir used in 2.4. But I experience the same as you : I created it, rebooted in 2.6, but there is nothing there. Maybe it's because I chose the "/proc legacy" option somewhere.
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to have anything under /sys, you must mount it. Edit your fstab and add the entry:
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
Just like your /proc, it has to be mounted. To learn more about /sys read the Documentation/Filesystems/sysfs.txt under you 2.6.0 sources. |
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