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Collins Richey wrote: |
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>On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:09:20 +0100, pat <pat@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>>Hi All, |
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>>I have question. Which kernel is better 2.4 or 2.6 ??? I want to install |
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>>Gentoo 2004.3 and I'm new to Gentoo. |
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>There isn't a simple answer to that question. 2.6 has new features and |
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>may break a very few components. 2.4 works just fine. |
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>If you want to start with 2.6, there is a separate bootstrap26.sh |
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>procedure for doing that from a stage1 install. There could be some |
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>problems. Check forums or this list archives for more information. |
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from 2004.3 |
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bootstrap26.sh is no more there |
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>OTOH, as a new user, you may want to stick with the standard 2.4 |
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>instructions and reserve building a 2.6 kernel for a later date after |
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>you have a running system and after you have become more familiar with |
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>gentoo. Gentoo has not yet switched over to 2.6 for the standad |
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>install. |
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>I'm not trying to discourage you, and I did indeed install a 2.6 |
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>kernel at my initial install, but you need to be prepared to recover |
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>from potential unusual problems if you take that approach. |
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>>And is it necessary to have nptl install for 2.6 kernel ??? I think yea, |
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>>but I want to be shure. |
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>Unless you are running highly thread-intensive applications (java, |
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>maybe), you probably won't notice much difference with or without |
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>nptl. You can run 2.6 with or without nptl, but it is necessary to be |
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>running a 2.6 kernel to enable nptl. If you are intending to do that |
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>from the initial install, you need to select the smp kernel when |
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>booting from the LiveCD, since the default kernel on the LiveCD is |
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>still 2.4. |
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also this is changed. Booting kerne is gentoo-dev-sources (2.6.9 seems |
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to remember) |
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>After you are up and running, do this: |
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>1. emerge a 2.6 kernel source, build a kernel, and boot from that kernel. |
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>2. emerge -C linux24-headers |
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>3. emerge linux26-headers |
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>4. set USE="nptl" or USE="nptlonly" |
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set both ??? I remember problems compiling mysql applying only USE="nptl" |
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>5. emerge glibc |
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>6. you may need to emerge a few additional packages if anything stops working. |
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>Good luck and welcome to gentoo. If you don't understand any of this, |
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>try searching the forum entries, then ask more questions. |
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welcome from me too |
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