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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:14 am    Post subject: 2.6.8-rc2-love2 "Mentholated Tube Socks" Reply with quote

hi again.

this release has been coated in the minty freshness of mentholation;
if all fails, at least your system will go down smelling like a dream :D

this release patches to 2.6.8-rc2 vanila

this patch includes:

Code:
2.6.8-rc2-bk1
2.6.8-rc1-np3
reiser4-2004.07.19-19.38-linux-2.6.7-mm7.diff
vesafb-tng-0.9-rc3-r1-2.6.8-rc1.patch
bootsplash-3.1.4-sp3-2.6.7.diff
lufs-0.9.7-2.6.0-test9.patch
lirc-2.6.5-mm1-20040406
config-nr-tty-devices.patch
9000_SuSE-117-writeback-lat.patch
config_hz.diff
via-rhine.diff
acpi-dsdt-initrd-patch-v0.4-2.6.7.patch
suspend_fix_1.diff
suspend_fix_2.diff
2.6.7-mm5-omni.patch
atiixp.patch
cpu-support.patch
iteraid_1.44.patch
---start of barrier patches---
disk-barrier-core.patch
disk-barrier-ide.patch
barrier-update.patch
disk-barrier-scsi.patch
disk-barrier-dm.patch
disk-barrier-md.patch
reiserfs-v3-barrier-support.patch
sync_dirty_buffer-retval.patch
ext3-barrier-support.patch
jbd-barrier-fallback-on-failure.patch
ide-print-failed-opcode.patch
add-bh_eopnotsupp-for-testing.patch
handle-async-barrier-failures.patch
---end of barrier patches---


ebuild: here

mirrors: here or here

addons: vesa-rrc patch : devfs removal : win4lin patch - thanks to PickledOnion

some informative links regarding some of the patches:

the return of write barriers

to enable the write barrier code for your partition/filesystem, add
"barrier=flush" for reiserfs, or "barrier=1" for ext3, to the options
for your partition. only reiserfs and ext3 work with it i think (feel free
to correct me if i am mistaken).

the suspend to ram fixes

further thanks to: borndbad, blutkind, socke, redeeman, Irrumator,
ejohnson and the rest of the love-sources community 8)


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

COOOL!
It would be nice if you could add the CDFS patch because many people use it, not just a few.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

where were you during the last two releases :?

or any one of those other 'many cdfs users' ;)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, for the last 5 weeks, I've been practicing the guitar, and I didn't have time for kernel downloads and recompilation etc etc..... because I'm on dialup. :D
Sorry for that. :knocking head to a wall:
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

it's ok. it's no excuse for the many others though - unless they
decided to go to your place and listen to you playing guitar :wink:
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2 simple questions:
* could u add Win4Lin as standard in the patches..? If not its ok too but I would be very happy with it
* And of course (i keep asking this :P) can u add swsusp2 as a standard patch to it? I keep getting massive errors while patching... and I am not such a kernel-whizzz that I can fix them all :(
* What is that vesa-rrc patch for?

:)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Win4Lin is broken sometimes, and sometimes not...
And theres a good patch to put it in.

Vesafb-rrc is the predecessor to vesafb-tng. Its a hack by spock (rhymes :)) to give you a higher refresh rate in the console. For some people vesafb-rrc works better (or at all) then vesafb-tng, so they use that.

Overall, vesafb-tng is a much better option.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ryceck wrote:
2 simple questions:
* could u add Win4Lin as standard in the patches..? If not its ok too but I would be very happy with it
* And of course (i keep asking this :P) can u add swsusp2 as a standard patch to it? I keep getting massive errors while patching... and I am not such a kernel-whizzz that I can fix them all :(
* What is that vesa-rrc patch for?

:)


I can't answer for neenee, but the win4lin patch is very easy to apply:
Code:
cd /path/to/love-sources
patch -p1 < /path/to/win4lin.patch
make xconfig
ensure netraverse support is compiled in
make it, copy to boot, etc.
reboot.


That's it.

Win4lin hasn't been broken for some time since I worked out the seg-fault problem so you don;t have to be concerned about it working or not anymore :D
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PickledOnion wrote:
ryceck wrote:
2 simple questions:
* could u add Win4Lin as standard in the patches..? If not its ok too but I would be very happy with it
* And of course (i keep asking this :P) can u add swsusp2 as a standard patch to it? I keep getting massive errors while patching... and I am not such a kernel-whizzz that I can fix them all :(
* What is that vesa-rrc patch for?

:)


I can't answer for neenee, but the win4lin patch is very easy to apply:
Code:
cd /path/to/love-sources
patch -p1 < /path/to/win4lin.patch
make xconfig
ensure netraverse support is compiled in
make it, copy to boot, etc.
reboot.


That's it.

Win4lin hasn't been broken for some time since I worked out the seg-fault problem so you don;t have to be concerned about it working or not anymore :D


I know that stuff :) but the last times I tried it I got all kinds of unpatchable hunks which I had to fix... thats kind of the reason I wanted it added as standard ;)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ryceck wrote:
I know that stuff :) but the last times I tried it I got all kinds of unpatchable hunks which I had to fix... thats kind of the reason I wanted it added as standard ;)


that's because you used one of my patches that wasn't made for that love - this particular patch is specifically for this love, so no failed hunks or anything - I'll try and make sure I do one for each love, but I was busy for the last couple of releases :D
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PickledOnion wrote:
ryceck wrote:
I know that stuff :) but the last times I tried it I got all kinds of unpatchable hunks which I had to fix... thats kind of the reason I wanted it added as standard ;)


that's because you used one of my patches that wasn't made for that love - this particular patch is specifically for this love, so no failed hunks or anything - I'll try and make sure I do one for each love, but I was busy for the last couple of releases :D


Dude...... I luv you :oops: :D
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:40 pm    Post subject: thanks for this love... Reply with quote

but this time i have a compile error.
[ the first time, since i usr the love sources :-) ]

CHK include/linux/compile.h
GEN .version
CHK include/linux/compile.h
UPD include/linux/compile.h
CC init/version.o
LD init/built-in.o
LD .tmp_vmlinux1
arch/i386/lib/lib.a(usercopy.o)(.text+0x2c7): In function `__copy_to_user_ll':
: undefined reference to `movsl_mask'
arch/i386/lib/lib.a(usercopy.o)(.text+0x327): In function `__copy_from_user_ll':
: undefined reference to `movsl_mask'
make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Fehler 1


does anybody have such a problem ?

(compiles clean with every other releases of love)
(only thing i did, was a make oldconfig)
(patches apply clean)

and there is something curious:
Kernel internal timer frequency
in -> Processor type and features

and Kernel internal timer frequency
in -> Main Menu

Kaplan


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is the plan to keep the new "love-lite" format then, or are going to creep back to the old "can we include the KitchenSink3.1 patch pls?" way of doing things.

Personally, I like love-lite. The releases come out fast, (which is important in a patchset as unstable as love), and people can releases (and are releasing) patches against the love tree for stuff they need.

Of course, there's nothing except R4 that I desperately need ATM, so I suppose I would see it like that.

Anyway, either way would be fine, but if you do decide to stick with the lightweight approach, it might be wise to get that FAQ up and running.

All this and I've not even installed version - too busy enjoying the old one :)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think it is going to stay as the love-lite version, but it will cause problems as people add 'official' love patches to it, such as win4lin and then rrc for example.

The problems will occur as each patch changes the code and so the likelyhood of the next addon failing is increased.

However, I think neenee is planning to do a love-lite base with a single official love-addon patch with all the addons included - not sure how that will work if someone wants tng and win4lin - but we'll see. It always works out in the end :D

btw: neenee, thanks for the release - it's working fine here.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:28 pm    Post subject: Re: thanks for this love... Reply with quote

Hey i have your fix.
from neenee, to you. Pretty simple
cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig
General setup ---> Configure standard kernel features (for small systems) ---> Supported processor vendors ---> [*] Support Intel processors & [*] Support AMD processors (Or whichever cpu you use)But intel is a required supported processor. for your compile error to go away.

Der_Kaplan wrote:
but this time i have a compile error.
[ the first time, since i usr the love sources :-) ]

CHK include/linux/compile.h
GEN .version
CHK include/linux/compile.h
UPD include/linux/compile.h
CC init/version.o
LD init/built-in.o
LD .tmp_vmlinux1
arch/i386/lib/lib.a(usercopy.o)(.text+0x2c7): In function `__copy_to_user_ll':
: undefined reference to `movsl_mask'
arch/i386/lib/lib.a(usercopy.o)(.text+0x327): In function `__copy_from_user_ll':
: undefined reference to `movsl_mask'
make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Fehler 1


does anybody have such a problem ?

(compiles clean with every other releases of love)
(only thing i did, was a make oldconfig)
(patches apply clean)

and there is something curious:
Kernel internal timer frequency
in -> Processor type and features

and Kernel internal timer frequency
in -> Main Menu

Kaplan


Related to the post:
I have mirror http://love-sources.climbatize.net/ there with devfs delete patch and an nforce patch.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can I officially request the delete-devfs patch in the next love? It (devfs, not the patch) really must die. ;)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

devfs... Now that's something I do use, at least until I can figure out how to make udev work with ipw2100...
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:53 pm    Post subject: GREAT Reply with quote

THANKS to Blutkind !

thats it :-)

now it is compiling fine!
i didn't recognize these features....

(and thanks to neenee)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No problemo me amigo.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This release works better for me than the previous...now setting timeslice to 16 brings no mouse-lag problems at all, system responsiveness seems good as in all love series
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what is this "barrier patch" for?
sorry for dumb question.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers.

i linked to an article describing barriers in the first post of this thread.

but to summarize it a bit:

barriers allow filesystems to properly control the writing of data to disks,
increasing stability and preventing various problems (as i understand it).
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It supports atomic transactions for ext3 and reiser3. Which means that if your system crashes, the file system crashes in a stable state. No half written blocks anywhere, or files written but the inode table not updated, or whatever else Murphy's Law may run to. If the system stops, the worst that happens is that your last write may be lost. Which given that you just crashed, is not too bad a deal. And there's none of this tedious rebuilding the filesystem at boot time.

R4 does something like this aleady, but without kernel support, it's a lot harder. This may explain why R4 is getting a rep for high CPU usage.

When this settles down a bit it's going to be way cool.
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my dmesg is giving me this:
Code:
MCE: The hardware reports a non fatal, correctable incident occurred on CPU 0.
Bank 1: d400400000000152


i assume it might be related to me having to put support for intel processors when i have an amd, it doesnt seem to be causing any problems tho
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Jesus, the give-each-release-a-cutesy-name joke was tired and embarassing after the first week. Get over it, already.
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