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seppe
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 Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject: 2.6.13.2-nitro1 "Down with latency!' |
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READ THIS FIRST: GENERAL
Nitro-sources is a patchset for the Linux kernel designed to improve desktop
performance and experience. Please note that nitro-sources *can* be unstable
and that neither me or the other nitro-sources developers are responsible
for breaking up your machine. ALWAYS keep a second, stable kernel image ready
in your boot manager! If something is broken while you run this release,
please retry with a clean vanilla kernel. Never bug the gentoo devs while
running this kernel, bug us instead in this thread ... although we can not
guarantee to fix your problems all the time.
READ THIS FIRST: RELEASE SPECIFIC
In the 'PATCH CONTENTS' section you can see what's new and what's updated. Please note that I haven't tested all the new stuff, but normally ... it should work. Please let me (and other viewers of this thread) know what works and what doesn't. I really wonder that the nitro-logo works since I haven't tested it. Let me know!
BASE
You have to apply this patch set to a clean 2.6.13.2 Linux kernel taken from
http://www.kernel.org
PATCH CONTENTS
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>> Filename: 01_2.6.13.2-ck5
>> Description: Various performance tweaks for the desktop by Con Kolivas
>> Author: Con Kolivas
>> Website: http://kernel.kolivas.org
>> UPDATED
>> Filename: 02_software-suspend-2.2-rc7
>> Description: Hibernate your machine
>> Author: Nigel Cunningham?
>> Website: http://www.suspend2.net
>> UPDATED
>> Filename: 03_vesafb-tng-0.9-rc7-r1-2.6.13-rc6
>> Description: Vesa framebuffer - The Next Generation
>> Author: Spock
>> Website: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng
>> Filename: 04_fbsplash-0.9.2-r4-2.6.13-rc6
>> Description: Gensplash/fbsplash, a bootsplash replacement for Gentoo
>> Author: Spock
>> Website: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash
>> Filename: 05_reiser4_from_2.6.13-mm2
>> Description: Reiser4, a fast journalling filesystem under development
>> Author: Hans Reiser
>> Website: http://www.namesys.com
>> Filename: 06_squashfs2.2
>> Description: Squash File System
>> Author: Phillip Lougher
>> Website: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net
>> Filename: 07_daconfig-2.3.0
>> Description: Show kernelname in kernel menu's
>> Author: DaMouse
>> Website: http://kernel.damouse.co.uk
>> UPDATED
>> Filename: 08_config-nr-tty-devices
>> Description: config number of terminal devices
>> Author: unknown
>> Website: unknown
>> Filename: 09_tune_page_allocator
>> Description: Page allocator tuning patches from 2.6.13-mm3
>> Author: Andrew Morton
>> Website: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm
>> Filename: 10_genetic_lib_and_genetic_as_sched
>> Description: Genetic lib + genetics for as io scheduler
>> Author: J. Moilanen
>> Website: http://kernel.jakem.net
>> Filename: 11_shfs-0.35
>> Description: SSH File System support
>> Author: Zemljanka core team
>> Website: http://shfs.sourceforge.net
>> Filename: 12_unionfs-1.0.13
>> Description: Unionfs stackable filesystem
>> Author: unknown
>> Website: http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/project-unionfs.html
>> Filename: 13_fix_PF_FREEZE_oops
>> Description: bugfix for missing PF_FREEZE in sched.h
>> Author: seppe
>> Website: unknown
>> Filename: 14_menucolors
>> Description: Give menuconfig pretty nitro colors 
>> Author: unknown, but I guess it was Tiger
>> Website: unknown
>> Filename: 15_chmp-r5-FULL
>> Description: Configurable Hid Mouse Polling
>> Author: Mikkel Krautz
>> Website: http://omfg.linux.dk/pub/configurable-hid-mouse-polling/
>> Filename: 16_win4lin3
>> Description: Kernel support for Win4Lin (Run Windows 9x on GNU/Linux)
>> Author: Netraverse
>> Website: http://www.netraverse.com
>> 17_nitro_sources_framebuffer_logo
>> Description: A nice nitro-sources logo for the framebuffer
>> Author: b3cks
>> Website: unknown
>> Filename: 18_Down_With_Latency
>> Description: Label this release "Down With Latency!"
>> Author: seppe
>> Website: http://sepi.be
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DOWNLOAD AND LINKS
Ebuild
Patch set as bz2 file
Release notes
Broken-out directory
AMD 64 FIX (by bob_111)
1. Download this patch file
2. Apply the patch:
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cd /usr/src/linux
patch -p1 < /path/to/fix_2.6.13.2-nitro1_amd64_oops
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3. recompile
ENJOY!
... and have a wonderful day!
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Latest release I made: 2.6.13.2-nitro1
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brot
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject: ... |
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the ebuild has a wrong naming, but it is the right one 
I am doing menuconfig atm... thank you very much... |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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CC drivers/video/logo/logo.o
drivers/video/logo/logo.c: In function `fb_find_logo':
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: `logo_nitro_clut224' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[3]: *** [drivers/video/logo/logo.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/video/logo] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2
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ClieX
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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I compiled it, work is well! Thx.
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Gentoo Base System version 1.6.13, Stage 1/3 with NPTL,UTF-8
GCC 3.4.4-r1, GLIBC 2.3.5-r1, 2.6.13.2-nitro1
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a13x
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah it works well without the logo.
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CC drivers/video/logo/logo.o
drivers/video/logo/logo.c: In function `fb_find_logo':
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: `logo_nitro_clut224' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[3]: *** [drivers/video/logo/logo.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/video/logo] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
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| brot wrote: | | the ebuild has a wrong naming, but it is the right one. |
I also noticed that. I renamed nitro-sources-2.6.13.1-r1.ebuild to nitro-sources-2.6.13.2-r1.ebuild and it seemed to be getting the new one. Is this correct or is there anything else I have to do? |
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babykart
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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works fine for me... 
thx for the job...
but I can't see the Genetic lib + genetics for as io scheduler option...
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Zephyrus
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Thanks for the new release.
It works like a charm.
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brot
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| babykart wrote: | works fine for me...
thx for the job...
but I can't see the Genetic lib + genetics for as io scheduler option... |
First you have to enable the genetic library, which can be found in the Library Routines, and then, you only have to enable the genetic anticipatory under "Devices" -> "block devices" -> "IO Schedulers"..
Well done release, runs very smooth and stable here... |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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2.6.12-nitro4 contained a patch that added some sysctls for tuning scheduler parameters that made a big difference in the responsiveness of my machine. They didn't make it into the latest nitro. Anyone know where the broken-out patches for older -nitro releases have gone? I can't find them.
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...and no inotify? Forget this, I'm going back to 2.6.12-nitro4! |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| wdreinhart wrote: |
...and no inotify? Forget this, I'm going back to 2.6.12-nitro4! |
Sure there is, have a better look! |
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| kopp wrote: | | wdreinhart wrote: |
...and no inotify? Forget this, I'm going back to 2.6.12-nitro4! |
Sure there is, have a better look! |
Are you sure? It's not visible in menuconfig, and even though I reused my old .config with "CONFIG_INOTIFY=y" in it, /dev/inotify doesn't get created when I boot the new kernel.
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Ok, disregard the inotify rant, somewhere between 2.6.12 w/ inotify-0.23 patch and 2.6.13, inotify lost it's device file and gained a sysctl interface. It's there and working, I just didn't STFW well enough.
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Cinder6
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Woot for new nitro! Setting it up on my notebook now.
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| From what I can tell, I don't see any difference between this one and the testing thread. I still get the same errors and nothing works, I can't even get past compiling nor does it have the mouse polling patch included like all the previous ones did. And also, what's with this being a .2 but the ebuild being a .1? |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| brot wrote: | | babykart wrote: | works fine for me...
thx for the job...
but I can't see the Genetic lib + genetics for as io scheduler option... |
First you have to enable the genetic library, which can be found in the Library Routines, and then, you only have to enable the genetic anticipatory under "Devices" -> "block devices" -> "IO Schedulers"..
Well done release, runs very smooth and stable here... |
thx for the support... 
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Cinder6
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Dang, I got everyone's favorite error! /dev/hda3 is not a valid root block device!
I am recompiling now. This time, I decided to copy over my old config and just update it (got some weird results with oldconfig, as I always do).
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| Cinder6 wrote: | | Dang, I got everyone's favorite error! /dev/hda3 is not a valid root block device! |
your fs is ext3? (I'll not use ext3, never...)
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| babykart wrote: | | Cinder6 wrote: | | Dang, I got everyone's favorite error! /dev/hda3 is not a valid root block device! |
your fs is ext3? |
No, reiser4.
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Heh, well, this post originally said that I got a panic when I tried to use a splashtheme, but it turns out that's because I put a / instead of a - on the kernel name, lol. Guess I should have paid more attention to the error message! All is working here!
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RobbaZ
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:22 am Post subject: |
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Everything works fine for me (excluding nitro-logo) on my P4 2.4ghz, 1,5gb ram with ext3 partitions.
My nvidia card has no problem with
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Another error with the logo here : | Code: | CC drivers/video/logo/logo.o
drivers/video/logo/logo.c: In function `fb_find_logo':
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: erreur: « logo_nitro_clut224 » non déclaré (première utilisation dans cette fonction)
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: erreur: (Chaque identificateur non déclaré est rapporté une seule fois
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: erreur: pour chaque fonction dans laquelle il apparaît.)
make[3]: *** [drivers/video/logo/logo.o] Erreur 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/video/logo] Erreur 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Erreur 2
make: *** [drivers] Erreur 2
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It compile fines fine with logo disabled...
I have to rebuild it since oldconfig messed up everything, and i didn't pay to muich attention to what it did : no framebuffer for example.... |
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seppe
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:54 am Post subject: Re: ... |
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| 1U wrote: | | brot wrote: | | the ebuild has a wrong naming, but it is the right one. |
I also noticed that. I renamed nitro-sources-2.6.13.1-r1.ebuild to nitro-sources-2.6.13.2-r1.ebuild and it seemed to be getting the new one. Is this correct or is there anything else I have to do? |
Nope, that's correct. I forgot to rename the ebuild, and I will rename it right now.
| 1U wrote: | | From what I can tell, I don't see any difference between this one and the testing thread. I still get the same errors and nothing works, I can't even get past compiling nor does it have the mouse polling patch included like all the previous ones did. And also, what's with this being a .2 but the ebuild being a .1? |
Could you be more specific? Like posting your error message for example? And configurable hid mouse polling patch *is* in this release.
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CC drivers/video/logo/logo.o
drivers/video/logo/logo.c: In function `fb_find_logo':
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: `logo_nitro_clut224' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
drivers/video/logo/logo.c:84: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[3]: *** [drivers/video/logo/logo.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/video/logo] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2
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I will look for it, but I can't promise anything because I don't have that much time today.
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hey something about you ebuilds in general: You should add RESTRICT="nomirror", becuase the patches are only on your server and not in portage mirrors. So they won't be checked for no use.
What do you mean?
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