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Topic: 2.4.34.2 kernel - would you have use for it?

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curaga

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Posted: April 19 2007,15:38

Recently I compiled 2.4.34.2 for my DSL system. It includes supermount, ntfs-2g and bootsplash, is optimized for pentium-classic, has built-in some stuff for my comp (intel ide chipset support, usb and sound cores) and doesn't have support for some oddball stuff I don't have (Fusion mpt, raid, dec-/arcnet, token ring, fibre channel, bluetooth, irda, pcmcia (it's a desktop)...)

For areas it has, it has actually more support than 2.4.26 (wifi, sound, ethernet, usb...). It boots faster than DSL default kernel, is ~750k and it's modules are ~7mb (if I remember correctly)

So, if anyone would have use for it, I could make it an extension.. So reply if you are interested..

The reason this topic is in Hd-install is I haven't made an initrd yet, so this wouldn't be much use to frugal users..

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roberts

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Posted: April 19 2007,15:54

Yeah, I am running with that kernel as well.
Easy to do on hard drive installation.
Easy to say, it works for my system.

I doubtt I would accept and then try to support user built kernels. especially when this will be forthcomming.

I guess the releases don't come fast enough.

curaga

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Posted: April 19 2007,16:00

Okay. I didn't mean you would need to support it, or not even accept it to Official Mydsl. After getting it users would be on their own..
Just thought someone might have use for it... BTW DSL default kernel does not have bootsplash....

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curaga

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Posted: April 20 2007,16:19

After more thinking, it got to me that people who have both skill and need for this, can do it on their own.

Roberts, it would be good if you added the lck patchset to 2.4.34.2 or whatever the current one is when you upgrade. It would add both performance & features (bootsplash, better ntfs support, supermount).

Can you think of any reason not to add it? It's very stable...

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