2.6.17-no2 "Boozed Into Oblivion" | (Just A lot)

cheater1034 · Veteran Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 1558

No-Sources Presents...
2.6.17-no2 "Boozed Into Oblivion"
"The best thing since sliced bread!"
Release By: cheater-conrad
(we're going to start logging this because one of these days someone other than me might get up a release too.)

FORGET ABOUT THE LOCKLESS PAGECACHE IN THE NOTES! IT WAS DROPPED AT THE LAST SECOND.

IRC
Join #no-sources on freenode, it's getting popular again so join us!

[NVIDIA-USERS]
You need nvidia 8762 with the following patch:
Gentoo (OVERLAY):
http://no.oldos.org/files/mm-nvidia-fix.tar.bz2
Other Distros (Patch):
http://no.oldos.org/files/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-8762-mm-fix.diff

PERFORMANCE? Without a doubt.
No-sources is an extremely high performing patchset. Probally one of the best patchsets ever in terms of performance.
One of these days I'll get my lazy self to post benchmarks to prove this!

[SUSPEND2-Status]
Suspend2 is not in this kernel. If it isn't merged to -mm, it will be in by 2.6.18-no.

[INFO]
No-sources is a -mm based patchset for the linux kernel It is enhanced
to allow staircase scheduler selection via Kconfig, it also includes
performance enhancements and tweaks as well as additional features.
Over mm-sources, no-sources also includes many important updates/fixes
that apply over the latest -mm kernel.

[RELEASE-INFO]
Much more stable than 2.6.17-no1, includes no new hardcore features.
Fixes all known problems of 2.6.17-no1 and then some. Includes some
new features, nothing hardcore (lockless pagecache, I have a patch
for 2.6.17-mm2 but won't include it due to stabilization) will be
pushed until the next -rc releases.

[FIXES]
Fixed squashfs 3.0 (port to kinit, it works this time)
Tons of warning fixes
Fix cpufreq
Fix compilation of ATI drivers
vsprintf fix
kernel timer fix

[NEW]
2.6.17-mm2
Several hot-fixes and enhancements

[SEMI-NEW]
Staircase v16
No preempt by default
Mapped watermark
Dropped vesafb-tng
re-added daconfig

FBSPLASH/VESAFB-TNG BUSINESS
I've had confirmation that fbsplash does indeed work with this kernel.
To compile splashutils use a different kernel, it should be backwards compatible and not need a recompile for -no
vesafb-tng coming in 2.6.17-no3 - patch fixed!

[PATCHLIST
For a detailed patch description see, http://no.oldos.org/files/2.6.17-no2/Notes.txt

mbar · Veteran Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 1990 Location: Poland

reiser4 works?

cheater1034 · Veteran Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 1558

mbar · Veteran Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 1990 Location: Poland

...and just one small hint: you should move RESTRICT="nomirror" after inherit kernel-2 eutils line in the ebuild.

zxy · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:24 am Post subject:

How to install nvidia patch? Where to put the file or where to extract it ..?

Looking forward to try the new no-sources!

--------EDIT-------
Sorry to bother, unpacking to /usr/local/portage/ overlay was the solution.

n0rbi666 · On 2.6.16-no1 it works ...

Hmm does anyone have problems with alsa-driver-1.0.11 ?

zxy · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject:

I emerged nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx without a patch. I guess patch is not needed for mm2 just for mm3.

cheater1034 · Veteran Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 1558

Aule · n00b Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 21

Works for me like a charm. Thanks!

Aule

Zubzub · On 2.6.16-no1 it works ...

vipernicus · On 2.6.16-no1 it works ...

zxy · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject:

I can't find framebuffer splash option in the kernel configuration.
Does it work. On the beginning of the post it says it does. I can't emerge splash utils either, breaks during compilation.

What do I have to edit to make fbsplash work with this kernel?

cheater1034 · Veteran Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 1558

zxy · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject:

The problem is that I have all this options enabled, but I still cannot see the last one

cheater1034 · Veteran Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 1558

zxy · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject:

Thanks cheater1034, it was TileBlitting that hid the framebuffer splash option.

Setting FBSPLASH now. I hope it works.

Zubzub · On 2.6.16-no1 it works ...

n0rbi666 · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject:

Compiling ALSA as modules works

and - sound is better than on alsa-drivers

Fbsplash works

ATI works

THX for gr8 patchset

zxy · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject:

Installed at last. I had quite some problems with the install (mostly because of lack of my knowledge) - I have nvidia, dmraid and fbsplash combined.

RESULT: Great kernel, I'm very satisfied with it's performance.

Thanks cheater.

AaronPPC · Guru Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 522 Location: Tucson, AZ

I'm in! The kernel works great!
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--Aaron

Non_E · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject: Truecrypt compilation & no2

Truecrypt fails to compile. It compiles fine in 2.6.17-no1.

nesl247 · Veteran Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 1614 Location: Florida

Just to explain the reason alsa fails to build on 2.6.17 kernels, is because 2.6.17 removed something needed I think.. The masked (.12) version in portage works fine (that's one of the reason's the version was released from alsa)

vipernicus · Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:32 am Post subject:

cheater1034 · Veteran Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 1558

cpakkala · Apprentice Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Posts: 154

Can someone please advise me on the following error message when I try to boot the kernel after successfully compiling it: