Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
Is there any noteable benefit in going from 2.6.10 to 2.6.11?
If there's not much to gain then I don't think I'll bother until we see an official ubuntu release of the 8.14.13 ATI drivers. They were a nightmare to install and I don't wanna try again.
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
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Originally Posted by tseliot
However in your case you can also put "ATI" (ATI generic drivers) which also work on the the notebook from which I have written the guide. It's just a temporary thing until you boot with the new kernel and reinstall your graphic driver again.
Or put "radeon" if you have an ATI Radeon card.
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
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Originally Posted by Dolphin
Is there any noteable benefit in going from 2.6.10 to 2.6.11?
If there's not much to gain then I don't think I'll bother until we see an official ubuntu release of the 8.14.13 ATI drivers. They were a nightmare to install and I don't wanna try again.
If your system works fine as it is there's no need to use 2.6.11. If you just want to learn how to compile you could try my guide.
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
one question: im compiling 2.6.11 and there is also something like linux-patches with 2.6.11 stuff. should i do anything with it?
copter :]
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
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Originally Posted by Copter
one question: im compiling 2.6.11 and there is also something like linux-patches with 2.6.11 stuff. should i do anything with it?
copter :]
If you installed linux kernel tree as described in the guide the patches will be applied automatically when you compile. In a nutshell: no, you don't have to do anything, just follow the instructions.
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
Copter, why are you compiling kernel 2.6.11 if it didn't work for you before (when you downloaded it)? Why don't you try to compile kernel 2.6.10 instead? It will work for you now if you enable DMA in the kernel.
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
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Originally Posted by tseliot
If you installed linux kernel tree as described in the guide the patches will be applied automatically when you compile. In a nutshell: no, you don't have to do anything, just follow the instructions.
ok, i get it. i just asked because i had some ati driver problems with fglrx and i thought that those patches could be some help. anyway it works leaving driver "ati" in xorg.conf. ive found thread here how to fix it after custom kernel install.
thnaks
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
Ya might want to fix the link to the other how to -double http:// took me to MS
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
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Originally Posted by tseliot
Copter, why are you compiling kernel 2.6.11 if it didn't work for you before (when you downloaded it)? Why don't you try to compile kernel 2.6.10 instead? It will work for you now if you enable DMA in the kernel.
word.
im an idiot. 2.6.11 compilation error
Code:
drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c: In function `dvb_init':
drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-dvb.c:56: error: too few arguments to function `videobuf_dvb_register'
im learning on my own mistakes... doing 2.6.10
copter :]
Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies
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Originally Posted by gcblig
Ya might want to fix the link to the other how to -double http:// took me to MS
Thanks, I hadn't noticed. I have fixed it now