Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-02-01 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:30:37PM -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > > Actually one more thing, any benefits to doing this? Besides the geek > > > satisfaction that all of us get from compiling a new kernel. > > > > I think self-compiling kernels is generally overrated. I'd suggest > > trying p

Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?

2008-01-31 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:50:23PM -0800, Bob McGowan wrote: > Well, the primary advantage to rolling your own is that you can customize the > kernel for your > hardware. > > Generic kernels include drivers for all sorts of things, most of which you > don't have. > > This can reduce the size

Re: Sound not working on Mac PowerBook G4

2007-05-20 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 08:43:44PM +0200, Matthias Brennwald wrote: > Dear all > > sound output is not working on my PowerBook G4 with Debian Etch. During boot > I can see a message flashing by, saying something along the lines > that snd_powermac encountered an error -12. Any hints or ideas