Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-02-26 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I did my update and noticed the message about changes to kernel > packages.  Depending on how I read it, it sounds like gentoo-sources is > still available just that older versions are no longer updated as long.  > If I read it a different way, it sounds like gentoo-sources

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-22 Thread Jack
On 1/22/24 04:17, Arve Barsnes wrote: On Sun, 21 Jan 2024 at 23:39, Jack wrote: On 2024.01.21 15:51, Jack wrote: discussions about how many and which kernels (gentoo-sources, and possibly others) will ever get marked Stable. I believe it is something like only series marked "longterm" at kern

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-22 Thread Arve Barsnes
On Sun, 21 Jan 2024 at 23:39, Jack wrote: > On 2024.01.21 15:51, Jack wrote: > > discussions about how many and which kernels (gentoo-sources, and > > possibly others) will ever get marked Stable. I believe it is > > something like only series marked "longterm" at kernel.org will get > > marked s

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-21 Thread Jack
On 2024.01.21 15:51, Jack wrote: On 1/21/24 14:55, Philip Webb wrote: 240121 Michael wrote: On Sunday, 21 January 2024 07:03:43 GMT Dale wrote: Currently I'm running 5.14.15 gentoo-sources kernel. This is no longer in the tree. You can update to the next stable release 5.15.142, or keyword

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-21 Thread Jack
On 1/21/24 14:55, Philip Webb wrote: 240121 Michael wrote: On Sunday, 21 January 2024 07:03:43 GMT Dale wrote: Currently I'm running 5.14.15 gentoo-sources kernel. This is no longer in the tree. You can update to the next stable release 5.15.142, or keyword 5.15.147, if you want to remain on

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-21 Thread Philip Webb
240121 Michael wrote: > On Sunday, 21 January 2024 07:03:43 GMT Dale wrote: >> Currently I'm running 5.14.15 gentoo-sources kernel. > This is no longer in the tree. You can update to the next stable release > 5.15.142, or keyword 5.15.147, if you want to remain on the 5.x.x series. I need to ad

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-21 Thread Dale
Michael wrote: > On Sunday, 21 January 2024 07:03:43 GMT Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I did my update and noticed the message about changes to kernel >> packages. Depending on how I read it, it sounds like gentoo-sources is >> still available just that older versions are no longer updated as long.

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-21 Thread Michael
On Sunday, 21 January 2024 07:03:43 GMT Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I did my update and noticed the message about changes to kernel > packages. Depending on how I read it, it sounds like gentoo-sources is > still available just that older versions are no longer updated as long. > If I read it a dif

[gentoo-user] Kernel questions. Availability and upgrading from old kernel.

2024-01-20 Thread Dale
Howdy, I did my update and noticed the message about changes to kernel packages.  Depending on how I read it, it sounds like gentoo-sources is still available just that older versions are no longer updated as long.  If I read it a different way, it sounds like gentoo-sources is about to stop exist

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-24 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:33:38PM +, Kevin Chadwick wrote: >> > Anything newer is a vast improvement, especially Core2 and newer. >> >> As long as you ignore the unfixable security issues even by microcode of >> core2 duos ;-). > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-23 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:33:38PM +, Kevin Chadwick wrote: > > Anything newer is a vast improvement, especially Core2 and newer. > > As long as you ignore the unfixable security issues even by microcode of > core2 duos ;-). -v please -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ Please do not share anything

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-23 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:27:17 +0100 Florian Philipp wrote: > You mean you have not enabled drm and/or use the generic vesa driver? > Maybe something is trying to use opengl and software emulation slows you > down. In Opera no, in other i not have really something change in config files.

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-23 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:31:10 + Kevin Chadwick wrote: > Could be lots of things but I would check your temp sensors from > the os or bios before the kernel. is lmsensors ok? siefke@gentoo-mobile : ~ $ sensors acpitz-virtual-0 Adapter: Virtual device temp1:+52.0°C (crit = +98

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-23 Thread Kevin Chadwick
> Anything newer is a vast improvement, especially Core2 and newer. As long as you ignore the unfixable security issues even by microcode of core2 duos ;-). -- ___ 'Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write program

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-23 Thread Kevin Chadwick
> > Overheating problem? Considering it's about a Pentium 4, that seems a likely > > cause. > > Which P4 i has not so probs. The probs come with Atom. Older systems used to reset on overheat so it was obviously hardware. Newer cpus actually halt and then continue operation. Most of the time you

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-23 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 24.01.2013 00:27, schrieb Silvio Siefke: > Hello, > > On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:48:49 +0100 > Florian Philipp wrote: [...] >> What kind of workload do we talk about? Properly "niced" and "ioniced" >> compile jobs? Is the freeze temporary? > > If I run a program, depending on the size the System

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:34:33AM +0100, Silvio Siefke wrote: Ah ok > > Do both systems freeze on that website? That seems strange. I, too, have an > > Atom Netbook, though with an N450 which has Hyperthreading. It is not fast; > > it > > takes 17 seconds to load Firefox, but I had no freezes

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Silvio Siefke
On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:46:31 +0100 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > In recent news the support for i386 processors was dropped. So your Pentium 4 > still has a few years to go. :) Yes it is clear that sales for computer must live. > Overheating problem? Considering it's about a Pentium 4, that seem

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:48:49 +0100 Florian Philipp wrote: > In menuconfig, when you open the help on an item, there is a line > "Depends on". If the requirement is not met, the option is not visible > but can be found by searching (press /). > > There might also be a line "Selects" which

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:43:53 -0600 Bruce Hill wrote: > Please read "Linux Kernel in a Nutshell". You can: > > "emerge -av app-doc/linux-kernel-in-a-nutshell" > > and also read it online: http://www.kroah.com/lkn/ thanks for the Link. I will read it. Thank you & Greetings Silvio

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 08:48:49PM +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > Am 22.01.2013 19:43, schrieb Bruce Hill: > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:53:15PM +0100, Silvio Siefke wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> i want ask some questions for the Kernel. > >> > >> How do I find dependencies of each option? > > I

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 22.01.2013 19:43, schrieb Bruce Hill: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:53:15PM +0100, Silvio Siefke wrote: >> Hello, >> >> >> i want ask some questions for the Kernel. >> >> How do I find dependencies of each option? In menuconfig, when you open the help on an item, there is a line "Depends on". I

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Bruce Hill
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:53:15PM +0100, Silvio Siefke wrote: > Hello, > > > i want ask some questions for the Kernel. > > How do I find dependencies of each option? > Are there patches for older computers? > > I use the good old Pentium 4 on the desktop and an atom on the laptop. > But I hav

[gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

2013-01-22 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, i want ask some questions for the Kernel. How do I find dependencies of each option? Are there patches for older computers? I use the good old Pentium 4 on the desktop and an atom on the laptop. But I have often the problem when the computer has much to do, that the system freeze. That

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-20 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Bill Longman wrote: > On 08/20/2010 11:44 AM, Marc Joliet wrote: >> Am Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:43:40 -0700 >> schrieb Bill Longman : >> >> [...] >>> I find it amazing, though, that even if I copy my old .config, it still >>> takes me so much time to make sure all the s

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-20 Thread Bill Longman
On 08/20/2010 11:44 AM, Marc Joliet wrote: > Am Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:43:40 -0700 > schrieb Bill Longman : > > [...] >> I find it amazing, though, that even if I copy my old .config, it still >> takes me so much time to make sure all the settings are correct for a >> given machine. Hasn't anyone com

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-20 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:43:40 -0700 schrieb Bill Longman : [...] > I find it amazing, though, that even if I copy my old .config, it still > takes me so much time to make sure all the settings are correct for a > given machine. Hasn't anyone come up with a handy > look-through-my-lspci-output-and-c

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-20 Thread Bill Longman
On 08/19/2010 08:44 AM, Florian Philipp wrote: > Am 18.08.2010 21:30, schrieb Elmar Hinz: >> 1.) Is there a Map: modules to configration parameters? >> >> "lspci -k" lists me all modules of the running genkernel. >> Unfortunately the configuration parameters of the kernel have >> different names. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-19 Thread Elmar Hinz
> > With new enough kernel sources (gentoo-sources in stable are good > enough), there is `make localmodconfig` which removes all mods from your > current .config which are not loaded. > There is also `make localyesconfig` which does the same but doesn't > create modules. > > Hope this helps, Yes.

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-19 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 18.08.2010 21:30, schrieb Elmar Hinz: > 1.) Is there a Map: modules to configration parameters? > > "lspci -k" lists me all modules of the running genkernel. > Unfortunately the configuration parameters of the kernel have > different names. > > > 2.) Which approach would you recommend? > Wi

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-18 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Andrea Conti wrote: > Most settings in that submenu depend on specifig things being enabled > elsewhere (e.g. an ACPI driver). If you have actually selected > X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES=Y, and you get an empty submenu, chances are the > rest of your configuration is such

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-18 Thread Andrea Conti
Hello, > 1.) Is there a Map: modules to configration parameters? I don't think so. The help text for most modules has a reference to the actual module name (something like "the module will be called "). If you're looking for something specific you could try grepping for that in the /usr/src/l

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-18 Thread Nganon
On 18 August 2010 22:30, Elmar Hinz wrote: > 1.) Is there a Map: modules to configration parameters? > > "lspci -k" lists me all modules of the running genkernel. > Unfortunately the configuration parameters of the kernel have > different names. > > Submit your lspci -n output here and get amused

[gentoo-user] Kernel questions

2010-08-18 Thread Elmar Hinz
1.) Is there a Map: modules to configration parameters? "lspci -k" lists me all modules of the running genkernel. Unfortunately the configuration parameters of the kernel have different names. 2.) Which approach would you recommend? To customize the kernel I can either strip down the configurat