Andrewski Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 I have an old computer on which I'm putting Mandrake 9.2 for a friend. I think it's a P233 with 128MB of RAM, etc. Question is: would it be worthwhile to install the 2.6 kernel? I hear everyone say it's "fast", but know not in what sense that is meant. She's pretty bright, but not well-versed in Linux (yet ) so it would really only make a difference if apps start faster and such. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 I am on a 300mhz, and the 2.4 kernel (self compiled) is faster than a Debian Precompiled 2.4. I will compile a 2.4 kernel to compare right now -- as i'm bored! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 I now say. Yes. If you self compile it. http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?act...ST&f=21&t=11024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewski Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Thanks iphitus. I'm not sure I want to spend the afternoon compiling her kernel (at this point, that is over her head... and I've never done it before ;)) so I'll opt out for now. Interesting results, though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 (edited) I might add, it only takes me 45 minutes to compile wget http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/li...x-2.6.1.tar.bz2 tar -xvjf linux-2.6.1.tar.bz2 cd linux make mrproper make menuconfig make make modules install cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.6.1 cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.1 Then make an initrd and add to lilo Edited January 25, 2004 by iphitus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kde-head Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Then make an initrd and add to lilo what do you mean by "make an initrd"?i presume you mean change the symlink in /boot to point at the 2.6 initrd.img file? On my 9.1 Mandrake system there are also kernel.h , System.map and vmlinuz symlinks. Do I need to repoint these at 2.6 equivalents? config -> config-2.4.21-0.13mdk initrd.img -> initrd-2.4.21-0.13mdk.img kernel.h -> /boot/kernel.h-2.4.21-0.13mdk System.map -> System.map-2.4.21-0.13mdk vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.4.21-0.13mdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kde-head Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 tried compiling according to ipitus' guidelines, but my box didnt even boot into lilo. my lilo config was ok. thankfully, i had a copy of mandrakemove and i was able to revert back to 2.4. handy CD that MandrakeMove - well recommended. anyone else managed to compile the 2.6 kernel on Mandrake 9.1? i just accepted the defaults when that kernel menuconfig thing popped up -maybe i missed something there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza9814 Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'm on an old comp and would like to try this too...but I know nothing about linux really...so I too am wondering what this 'Then make an initrd and add to lilo' thing means... :-P Don't ya just hate newbies who want to know everything immediatly? :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kde-head Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 hey- dont worry. i've got 5 years linux experience,and even i get confused sometimes. its all part of the learning curve. Linux doesnt hand it to you on a plate, and never will - part of the buzz is just finding things out and getting them working. And you come away from it with a bit more tech knowledge than before. If Linux was car,it would be hot-rod,dragster thing- massively powerful, but you can build it yourself and tweak to your requirements. Windows is just a Russian Lada car. The Mac is an S-Class 4 door Mercedes - everything works, but you never quite know HOW it all works. I'm a dragster kind of person - i want to get under the bonnet and control my own computer totally -hence i choose Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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