Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel 2.4.10 is awesome

[Ben Lutgens]

On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 12:02:28AM -0600, Daniel Robbins wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I just added linux, linux-sources, linux-headers and linux-extras-2.4.10 to
>CVS.  These new kernels are *amazing*.  Right now, the "linux" package uses a
>goofy default configuration; use linux-sources instead.  Instructions below.
>
>I think you'll notice a *tremendous* speed improvement thanks to Andrea
>Archangeli's VM rewrite and the included preemptible kernel patches.  It's like
>getting a 2.6 kernel 18 months early :)

Warning! When I applied those preemption patches my pcmcia stuff stopped
working. I'm not sure if it's related, but that was the only change I made
to the kernel was adding those patches. I then recompiled my pcmcia as
well. 


>
>To use this new kernel, do a:
>
># emerge sys-kernel/linux-sources-2.4.10
># cd /usr/src/linux
># make menuconfig
># make dep; make clean; make bzImage; make modules; make modules_install
># mount /boot
>(on rc5-)
># cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/boot/bzImage-2.4.10
># vim /boot/boot/grub/menu.lst
>(on rc6+)
># cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.4.10
># vim /bootgrub/menu.lst
>(then)
># umount /boot
># reboot
>
>Best Regards,
>
>--
>Daniel Robbins					<drobbins@g.o>
>Chief Architect/President			http://www.gentoo.org
>Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
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