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seppe
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 Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject: 2.6.11-nitro2 "Call me if you need my phone number!& |
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Time for a new release, don't you think?
READ THIS FIRST
Nitro-sources is an experimental kernel patch set which is NOT supported by the Gentoo devs. If you have problems with something, see the problem persist with a kernel supported by Gentoo. If you still have the same problem with a kernel supported by Gentoo (like vanilla-sources), then fill a bug report at https://bugs.gentoo.org . If you only had the problem with 2.6.11-nitro2, and not with a vanilla kernel, then bug us in this thread.
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2.6.11-nitro2 "Call me if you need my phone number!"
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patch-2.6.11.5.bz2 | Obvious and security fixes for 2.6.11 (thx Linus)
patch-2.6.11.5-ac4 | Alan Cox' latest patch set for 2.6.11.5 (thx Alan)
reiser4_from_2.6.11-mm4 | Reiser4, the fastest filesystem on earth (thx Hans)
vesafb-tng-0.9-rc6-2.6.11 | vesafb-tng, a better vesa framebuffer (thx Spock)
inotify-0.21-rml-2.6.11-2 | Inotify file change notification support (thx RML)
config-nr-tty-devices | config /dev/tty* count for a cleaner /dev (thx anonymous)
# start of patch-2.6.11-ck2
2.6.11_to_staircase10.5 | Staircase CPU Scheduler (thx Con)
schedrange | Eases addition of scheduling policies (thx Con)
schedbatch2.7 | Idle cpu scheduling (thx Con)
schediso2.11 | Unprivileged low latency cpu scheduling (thx Con)
mapped_watermark3 | Lighter memory scanning under light loads and less swapping (thx Con)
1g_lowmem1_i386 | Support 1GB of memory without enabling HIGHMEM (thx Con)
cddvd-cmdfilter-drop | Support normal user burning of cds (thx Con)
nvidia_6111-6629_compat2 | Make nvidia compile support easier (thx Con)
cfq-ts-21 | Complete fair queueing timeslice i/o scheduler v21 (thx Jens and Con)
defaultcfq | Enable the cfq I/O scheduler by default (thx Con)
isobatch_ionice2 | Support for i/o priorities suitable for SCHED_ISO and SCHED_BATCH tasks (thx Con)
rt_ionice | Support for i/o priority suitable for real time tasks (thx Con)
s10.5_s10.6 | Staircase scheduler update (thx Con)
cfq-ts21-fix | Fixes for CFQ (thx Jens and Con)
# end of patch-2.6.11-ck2
linux-2.6.10-cpad.diff | Support for more than 1 CPad (thx Jan)
lufs-0.9.7 | Linux Userland Filesystems (thx Florin)
fbsplash-0.9.2-2.6.11 | Fbsplash/Gensplash, a bootsplash replacement (thx Spock)
software_suspend-2.1.8.2 | Software Suspend 2 & Win4Lin, run Win9x & suspend your PC (thx Darckness 4 fix)
squashfs2.1-r2 | SquashFS, a compressed fs for Linux (thx Phillip)
daconfig-2.2.0 | Show release name in menuconfig (thx DaMouse)
config_hz | Set internal kernel frequency (thx Con)
varstacks-2.6.11 | Variable stacks (thx Tiger683)
chmp_with_menuconfig_option | Configurable HID Mouse Polling, already in BK (thx krautz)
add-timing-information-to-printk-messages | timing information at boottime (thx Andrew)
nitro-sources-logo_for_framebuffer | A nice nitro-sources logo for the framebuffer (thx b3cks)
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Changes
- (UPDATED) patch-2.6.11.5.bz2
- (UPDATED) reiser4_from_2.6.11-mm4 (which is the same as in 2.6.12-rc1-mm1)
- (UPDATED) inotify-0.21-rml-2.6.11-2
- (NEW) nitro-sources-logo_for_framebuffer (thanks a lot, b3cks! See a preview here!)
Download
Ebuild
Patch file
Notes
Sorry, I was too lazy for making broken out patches 
Have fun with it!
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b3cks
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: 2.6.11-nitro2 "Call me if you need my phone number! |
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| seppe wrote: | | - (NEW) nitro-sources-logo_for_framebuffer (thanks a lot, b3cks! See a preview here!) |
No problem my friend. I just finished the howto and I'm going to create a sharper logo.
But first kernel update... 
Greets.
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racoontje
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Cool logo indeed. Works for me |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, this kernel seems to boot just fine. I haven't tried the logo as I stay away from framebuffer stuff. |
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seppe
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: 2.6.11-nitro2 "Call me if you need my phone number! |
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| b3cks wrote: | | I just finished the howto |
b3cks howto on logo hacking can be found here btw. The guide at http://www.gentoo-wiki.com seems to be outdated
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b3cks
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Just updated the kernel and it works... Expected nothing else. 
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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2.6.11-nitro2 works fine here. I hope it will be such stable and fast as 2.6.11-nitro1 is.
b3cks: Cool logo  |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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I've got the logo a bit smoother.
You can easily replace the new with the old one. Just replace the new file with the "logo_nitro_clut224.ppm" file in your /usr/src/linux/drivers/video/logo/ dir, remove the "logo_nitro_clut224.c" and .o files and re-compile your kernel.
@seppe: You only need the "logo_nitro_clut224.ppm" in the logo dir. The other logo_nitro* files can be deleted. Just remember for the next release.
@hermes_jr: Thx!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:28 am Post subject: stack size |
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Hi, i saw many stack sizes in this new release, so i have a question.
What is the best to Desktop?
What stacks do to the system?
I know reiserfs4 don't likes stack 4k...
Thanks. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:45 am Post subject: Re: stack size |
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| lordello wrote: | Hi, i saw many stack sizes in this new release, so i have a question.
What is the best to Desktop?
What stacks do to the system?
I know reiserfs4 don't likes stack 4k...
Thanks. |
Reiser4 requires large stacks, my general recommendation is use 8kb stacks.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:38 am Post subject: |
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working here
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[john5788@john5788.x5788.net] $ uname -a
Linux john5788.x5788.net 2.6.11-nitro2 #1 SMP Mon Mar 21 20:32:18 PST 2005 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:35 am Post subject: |
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New nitro works fine here too (nvidia 6111, swsup2). IMHO the staircase scheduler is better than the genetic one, at least in my use. Desktop is very responsive even under heavy-ish loads, and starting big apps doesn't grind the whole system down anymore.
We'll see how stable this is. I think the flak nitro-sources have been getting recently has been a little unnecessary. Granted, there was the little bit with the new license and video drivers in the patch, but I for one think it's usually a good idea to try out new ideas. And if they don't work you can abandon them. Kudos for the nitro-dev-team for responding to user requests. And if you don't like the nitro-sources, don't use them!
I have one request, though. If it's not too difficult, could you start including the acpi-dsdt-initrd patch (that was in the 2.6.9-series). I for one can't seem to get any battery level without the patch. The one at the site applies somewhat cleanly to the new nitro (with fuzzy offset), and seems to be working without any problems. Thanks.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| i hope this works with amd64 |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| rush_ad wrote: | | i hope this works with amd64 |
On my system this version works flawlessly.
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Linux albion 2.6.11-nitro2 #4 Mon Mar 21 20:46:23 CET 2005 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Hey all. I'm gonna to try this sources becouse of win4lin suport. But i cannot download ebuild and patch. Is anyone having the same problem ?
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| Quote: | On my system this version works flawlessly.
| Code: | | Linux albion 2.6.11-nitro2 #4 Mon Mar 21 20:46:23 CET 2005 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux |
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on mine, it fails to compile. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| rush_ad wrote: | | Quote: | On my system this version works flawlessly.
| Code: | | Linux albion 2.6.11-nitro2 #4 Mon Mar 21 20:46:23 CET 2005 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux |
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on mine, it fails to compile. |
If you have enabled fbsplash, try to disable it.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hello, i have a little trouble with 2.6.11-nitro2 sources I've copied ebuild file and put it into my PORTAGE_OVERLAY direcory. Full ebuild path is /usr/local/portage/nitro-sources/nitro2/nitro2-2.6.11.ebuild. But when i emerge it with this command :
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emerge --oneshot nitro-sources/nitro2-2.6.11 --digest
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emerge tryes download patch from this link http://www.sepi.be/nitro/2.6.11-nitro20/patch-2.6.11-nitro20.bz2.
I think trouble in this variable ${KV} but i can't find where it was defined!
I've replaced ${KV} variable on string 2.6.11-nitro2 and then ebuld was emerged successfully, but when i compilled kernel, genkernel copied new kernel to /boot dirrectory like kernel-2.6.11-nitro20. The kernel working good, but i cant understand how i can fix this little problem. Where is ${KV} variable defines!?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Forgive me seppe for I have sinned. It has been almost two weeks since my last confession, and in that time I was tempted into using love-sources.
Anyway, it's good to be back, and thank you for another great kernel.
Sparky: The path to the ebuild should be: /usr/local/portage/sys-kernel/nitro-sources/nitro-sources-2.6.11-r2.ebuild
Then do:
| Code: | ebuild /usr/local/portage/sys-kernel/nitro-sources/nitro-sources-2.6.11-r2.ebuild digest
emerge nitro-sources |
PS: fallow, I apolise. love-sources are excellent also, and I really don't want to start a flame war.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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thank you i'll try it
Ok! It is all right! Thank you!
P.S. yeah, and kernel working very good.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| So is fbsplash fixed? I'll try it when I get home. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorcerer'sApprentice wrote: | Forgive me seppe for I have sinned. It has been almost two weeks since my last confession, and in that time I was tempted into using love-sources.
PS: fallow, I apolise. love-sources are excellent also, and I really don't want to start a flame war. |
No any problem mate
Just use what U like
no any flame , or maybe in my kithcen only ...
also - nitro logo is nice , maybe it's time to return to the past idea in love and do the same hehe.
when I was a love user in the past I remember similar thing - penguin and the heart
cosmetics only but looks nice
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I've made reiser4 partition at /home - works good
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Nice logo, it's great!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| pifactorial wrote: | | So is fbsplash fixed? I'll try it when I get home. |
 Nope, still not working for me. Has anybody found a fix for this? I must be doing something wrong. |
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