LPP--Linux Progress Patch
Has anyone used this patch for the kernel? If so, is it hard to setup? Also, do I have to use a stock kernel or can I use a SuSE patched kernel? Thanks! NeoFax
On Thursday 28 June 2001 02:46 am, you wrote:
Has anyone used this patch for the kernel? If so, is it hard to setup? Also, do I have to use a stock kernel or can I use a SuSE patched kernel? Thanks!
NeoFax
I used it once, a few months ago, on the 2.4.0 kernel (they had just released their 2.4 patch for the 2.4 kernel series) and it made my machine very unstable for whatever reason. That doesn't mean it won't be great for you.. that is just my experience from the original 2.4 release. Please write about your experiences, if you decide to try it. Thanks, -Steven
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On June 28, 2001 01:12 pm, Steven Hatfield wrote:
On Thursday 28 June 2001 02:46 am, you wrote:
Has anyone used this patch for the kernel? If so, is it hard to setup? Also, do I have to use a stock kernel or can I use a SuSE patched kernel? Thanks!
NeoFax
I used it once, a few months ago, on the 2.4.0 kernel (they had just released their 2.4 patch for the 2.4 kernel series) and it made my machine very unstable for whatever reason. That doesn't mean it won't be great for you.. that is just my experience from the original 2.4 release.
I tried it around that time as well, but I now run SuSE kernels that have, on average, about 40 patches applied and the time to create patches to those kernels is fairly high as yoiu have to be really careful and do a number of things manually. If you're running stock kernels, fine, but the SuSE patches are in there for a reason and I generally have more luck with them (stock 2.4.5 didn't compile on my system). The only patch I have to apply on top is BTTV, which has an awesome script that checks the code against the kernel sources you have and outputs a perfect diff. If only all of these patches out there did that... A geek can dream... Meanwhile, hats off to Hubert Mantel. I know how hard it is to maintain so many patches without going insane. - -- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7O2K++FOexA3koIgRAiPsAJ9CyY6fGLxArHIpqN/+nOPNRT2wCwCeNzSJ kZMEHogMUnSEY9HELohvFeQ= =E9eJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Thursday 28 June 2001 01:00 pm, James Oakley wrote:
On June 28, 2001 01:12 pm, Steven Hatfield wrote:
On Thursday 28 June 2001 02:46 am, you wrote:
Has anyone used this patch for the kernel? If so, is it hard to setup? Also, do I have to use a stock kernel or can I use a SuSE patched kernel? Thanks!
NeoFax
I used it once, a few months ago, on the 2.4.0 kernel (they had just released their 2.4 patch for the 2.4 kernel series) and it made my machine very unstable for whatever reason. That doesn't mean it won't be great for you.. that is just my experience from the original 2.4 release.
I tried it around that time as well, but I now run SuSE kernels that have, on average, about 40 patches applied and the time to create patches to those kernels is fairly high as yoiu have to be really careful and do a number of things manually.
If you're running stock kernels, fine, but the SuSE patches are in there for a reason and I generally have more luck with them (stock 2.4.5 didn't compile on my system). The only patch I have to apply on top is BTTV, which has an awesome script that checks the code against the kernel sources you have and outputs a perfect diff. If only all of these patches out there did that...
A geek can dream...
Meanwhile, hats off to Hubert Mantel. I know how hard it is to maintain so many patches without going insane.
-- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com
Who said he's not insane? ;^) -Steven
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