kernel 2.5.x on AMD vs Intel ?

Ansorg · Apprentice Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 193

hello fellows,

I'm looking for experience with the current 2.5.x kernel versions on different processors.

I'm facing this situation:

for about 2 weeks I have my Desktop running on current 2.5.x-mm - works like nothing before

) This is a custom-build (grown over the years) AMD 1500XP, GF4Ti. XFree-4.3.0-r2 with nvidia-1.0.4349-r1

Now I tried upgrading a Notebook: Dell I81k, 1GHz PIIIm, GF2Go
The system boots ok. X only works with the old .3123 kernel module which i have to insmod

with the newer nvidia the screen gooes black and hangs. Ok, X runs ... but what about the mouse? Touchpad works, Trackball does not (no issue here with kernel 2.4.x) I looked around, tried different input modules in the 2.5.x kernel but the trackball (the mini-joystick on the keyboard) does not work

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One other issue in X: gnome-terminal comes up but does nothing: no reaction to input and no output at all. even Xterm does not run ...

bsolar · Bodhisattva Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2764

Ansorg · Apprentice Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 193

yes, the pts isue is solved
A RTFM (release Anouncement from Linus on the LKML) did help a lot

but the rest?

Most pressing issue is the non working trackpoint

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thanks
Jens