FYI: Successful install of kernel 2.4.0 & XFree86-4.0.2-0.2
This report is for those who have been considering upgrading and have
been undecided because of possible "unknown" issues which might arise
(or... to call it what it was in my case... fear that I might break my
shit!:-).
I installed the rawhide RPM's for the 2.4.0 kernel and XFree86-4.0.2-0.2
into a fully updated RH7.0 machine and everything just rocks... there
was a minor issue with the kernel... I run and boot off of IDE disks...
The only SCSI is simulated so that my cd-burner will work... On the
first 2.4 boot-up after install I got a vfs kernel panic. I fixed it by
running mkinitrd and all is well! I suppose I could find and fix the
problem but a ramdisk is simple and doesn't bother me as a fix! :-)
On the performance side I noticed an immediate, significant increase in
speed for the machine (nothing scientific but the machine "feels" 25%
faster). I will be testing some 3d games in "X" when I get time and will
report any troubles/performance increases I note. I have Heavy Gear II
and SOF installed so I'll check 'em out when I can.
Here is some info on the machine:
[root@stealth /dev]# hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=IBM-DJNA-371350, FwRev=J76OA30K, SerialNo=GM0GM0D2626
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1966kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=-66060037, LBA=yes, LBAsects=26520480
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4
[root@stealth /dev]# hdparm -i /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc:
Model=WDC WD200BB-00AUA1, FwRev=18.20D18, SerialNo=WD-WMA6Y1209642
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs
FmtGapReq }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=40
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=-66060037, LBA=yes, LBAsects=39102336
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4 udma5
[root@stealth /dev]# hdparm -t -T /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.00 seconds =128.00 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.75 seconds = 17.07 MB/sec
[root@stealth /dev]# hdparm -t -T /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.01 seconds =126.73 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 2.08 seconds = 30.77 MB/sec
*Note: the hdparm tests were run while the machine was fully loaded and
in normal operation. Can you guess which disk I run Linux on? :-)
[csm@stealth /proc]$ cat /etc/fstab
LABEL=/ / ext2 defaults
1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext2 defaults
1 2
LABEL=/home /home ext2 defaults
1 2
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro
0 0
/dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 iso9660 noauto,owner,ro
0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner
0 0
LABEL=/usr /usr ext2 defaults
1 2
LABEL=/var /var ext2 defaults
1 2
none /proc proc defaults
0 0
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620
0 0
/dev/hdc8 swap swap defaults
0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat umask=0
0 0
[csm@stealth /proc]$ cat /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
linear
vga=791
default=linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.43.12.img
read-only
root=/dev/hdc7
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
label=linux.old
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img
read-only
root=/dev/hdc7
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
other=/dev/hda1
label=dos
[root@stealth /root]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
r128 71296 0
ide-scsi 8512 0
ide-cd 25216 0
cdrom 27328 0 [ide-cd]
autofs 11728 1 (autoclean)
tulip 34736 1 (autoclean)
agpgart 22096 1
nls_iso8859-1 2880 1 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 4384 1 (autoclean)
vfat 11600 1 (autoclean)
fat 32576 0 (autoclean) [vfat]
emu10k1 46176 1
soundcore 4240 4 [emu10k1]
mousedev 4192 1
hid 11680 0 (unused)
input 3488 0 [mousedev hid]
usb-uhci 21744 0 (unused)
usbcore 49184 1 [hid usb-uhci]
ide-disk 7488 7
ide-probe-mod 9536 0
ide-mod 123376 7 [ide-scsi ide-cd ide-disk
ide-probe-mod]
sd_mod 11456 0 (unused)
scsi_mod 96400 2 [ide-scsi sd_mod]
[csm@stealth /proc]$ cat cpuinfo
processor: 0
vendor_id: GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model: 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping: 3
cpu MHz : 851.000942
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug: no
hlt_bug: no
f00f_bug: no
coma_bug: no
fpu: yes
fpu_exception: yes
cpuid level : 2
wp: yes
features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips: 1697.38
[csm@stealth /proc]$ cat meminfo
total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
Mem: 261918720 259612672 2306048 0 8650752 68804608
Swap: 542826496 0 542826496
MemTotal: 255780 kB
MemFree: 2252 kB
MemShared: 0 kB
Buffers: 8448 kB
Cached: 67192 kB
Active: 23004 kB
Inact_dirty: 48760 kB
Inact_clean: 3876 kB
Inact_target: 20 kB
HighTotal: 0 kB
HighFree: 0 kB
LowTotal: 255780 kB
LowFree: 2252 kB
SwapTotal: 530104 kB
SwapFree: 530104 kB
[csm@stealth /proc]$ cat pci
PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x]
(rev 196).
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd0000000 [0xd3ffffff].
Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo
MVP3/Pro133x AGP] (rev 0).
Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=12.
Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Mobile South] (rev
35).
Bus 0, device 7, function 1:
IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 16).
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xd000 [0xd00f].
Bus 0, device 7, function 2:
USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 17).
IRQ 10.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xd400 [0xd41f].
Bus 0, device 7, function 3:
Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 Power Management (rev
48).
Bus 0, device 16, function 0:
Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10000 (rev
8).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=20.
I/O at 0xd800 [0xd81f].
Bus 0, device 16, function 1:
Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 8).
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xdc00 [0xdc07].
Bus 0, device 17, function 0:
Ethernet controller: Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX (rev 32).
IRQ 5.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xe000 [0xe0ff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xdb000000 [0xdb0000ff].
Bus 1, device 0, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 PF (rev 0).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=8.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd4000000 [0xd7ffffff].
I/O at 0xc000 [0xc0ff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd9000000 [0xd9003fff].
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