So, Are you using Kernel 2.6.0?

Promit · Guru Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 344

Just wondering how many people have actually switched to regularly running kernel 2.6.
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oniq · Guru Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 597 Location: Connecticut

Still running 2.4.20-ppc-r3. I tried running 2.6.0 and couldn't get pmud working. Thing just wouldn't go to sleep.. I'll give it another try soon.
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shm · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:23 am Post subject:

I've been using 2.5/2.6 for nearly a year now..
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Scorp · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 118

I'm going to try it, ones emerge system completes.
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CheshireCat · Guru Joined: 25 Aug 2002 Posts: 572

Been using 2.5/2.6 for about 6 months. I got too used to the improved interactivity, the ATAPI CD-ROM burning support, the xpad driver, etc to give it up :-)

OneOfOne · Guru Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 368

been running 2.5/2.6 since 2.5.69!

peace

Vishruth · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:43 am Post subject:

I switched to 2.6 and am using it full time. It runs great. But I am still trying to get alsa to work.
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zez · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:40 am Post subject:

I've been running the 2.6.x series on a couple machines for a couple months. There were a few issues getting a winmodem to work (smartlink drivers), but with 2.6.0 final it appears to work fine now.

frippz · Guru Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 460 Location: Sweden

I have to use it for my main system since it is using SATA and the 2.4-kernels that is supposed to have support won't work for me. But I don't mind using the mm-sources.

But of course, I'm more in Windows these days, playing EVE Online and whatnot... and Maya of course. :wink:

michel v · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:03 am Post subject:

Been using 2.6 since -test2.

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ralph · Advocate Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 2001 Location: Hamburg

jaska · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:38 am Post subject:

Using 2.6 kernels since -test4.

GentooBox · Veteran Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1168 Location: Denmark

Ive been useing 2.6 kernel since ... errrh... test4 i think.
and i had some problems, but they are all corrected now.

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Mystilleef · Guru Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 561 Location: Earth

Why do Gentoo users like to live on the edge? :?:

Anyway, have been using it since test11. I was impressed by subtle performance gains I observed.
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neenee · Veteran Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 1786

i tried test1 when i was still on slackware, and continued
using them when i switched to gentoo. currently i am still
using 2.6.0-test11-love4 until i can switch to 2.6.0-love1.

i did try 2.6.0 when it came out, but love-sources feels a
lot snappier and works faster too - compiling is faster for
me with it.

TheCoop · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 11:56 am Post subject:

started out on the dev kernels sometime around the middle of 2.5 whatever that is, never looked back since

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TPC · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 12:47 pm Post subject:

Here's another question: Are you going to, and if so, when will you start using the 2.7 kernels? I'm going to do it from 2.7.0

Lovechild · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:06 pm Post subject:

CoronaLover · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:34 pm Post subject:

Been using 2.6/2.5 since 2.5.32 IIRC, and going to jump on 2.7 as soon as it gets out

Vanquirius · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:16 pm Post subject:

Using 2.6 full time as soon as hit it stable, like I had promised myself.
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gaute · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:59 pm Post subject:

I tried 2.6.pre something, but didn't get my wlan working, and didn't have time to work it out with exams and all, but now that it's christmas and no school for a couple of weeks, I'll try some more, and get everything working.
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d3c3it · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:08 pm Post subject:

been using it on my desktop and laptop since test3, ive never had any problems with it at all. Seriously, ive had my desktop on for days and no slow down or unstablity
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lightvhawk0 · Guru Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 388

2.6 cool but I've been having problems.
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floam · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:10 am Post subject:

I've been using it exclusivly since 2.5.49 (which was a really bad release btw, came out on halloween (the feature freeze) and a ton of features were just sorta uncleanly put in)
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JohnDoe · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:58 am Post subject:

Still on 2.4 because I am using Gentoo only on servers.

In the next few days I might try Gentoo in a desktop machine and I'll use 2.6