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Lumux
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 Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:17 pm Post subject: 2.4 or 2.6 |
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Could someone tell me, in their opinion, which is the better kernel to compile, 2.4 or 2.6?
Any comments welcomed
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kevdoig
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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| 2.6 on anything resembling a recent computer i'd say |
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Lumux
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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2.4 it is then  |
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kevdoig
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| why? how old are you speaking? |
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Lumux
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Its a P2 400MHz I have successfully install 2.4 on it and its working well just wondering if I made the right choice. |
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DaveArb
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | dave@backup dave $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
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model name : Celeron (Mendocino)
stepping : 5
cpu MHz : 367.595
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dave@backup dave $ uname -r
2.6.8-gentoo-r3
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| Code: | dave@filehost dave $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
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model name : Celeron (Mendocino)
stepping : 5
cpu MHz : 534.664
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dave@filehost dave $ uname -r
2.6.7-gentoo-r9
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| Code: | dave@samba dave $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
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model name : Pentium II (Deschutes)
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 350.834
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dave@samba dave $ uname -r
2.6.4
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2.6 alright by me on older gear... 
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squeegy
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| 2.6 all the way baby. |
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voodoodoc
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| 2.4 is easiest to get working with some stuff. You will find a lot more help on it, but 2.6 is probably better. Think about it, the kernel developers would not be releaseing a new version if it was not better than the previous. Despite how old you machine is as long as you got the room for the kernel image it really shouldn't matter, just turn off what you don't need. |
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