kernel compiling in woof-ce

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framebuffer console for lucid 5.2.8.7

#436 Post by sindi »

Lucid 5.2.8.7 (Dec 2016) with kernel 2.6 has fbcon and other required framebuffer modules.
Super Lucid 2 (kernel from Precise 5.7.1) also does, but halfway through boot, booted with vga=791 and with modprobe fbcon in /etc/rc.d/rc.local, the framebuffer console switches to plain 640x480.
I tried on two different laptops (both intel integrated graphics, 915GM, Xorg).
On one laptop I need kernel 3.2 or later for Xorg (and Xorg for mplayer).
Super Lucid 2 has 3.2 kernel. Super Lucid 3 and 4 have no console framebuffer support.
I use lynx in a terminal with fbi (framebuffer image viewer) as well as mplayer (to play DVDs).
Also much more text is visible at higher resolutions with framebuffer console.

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#437 Post by Sailor Enceladus »

I noticed this warning (attached) when I was compiling with the latest woof-CE kernel-kit. I started over, making the "linux_kernel-3.14.79-slacko64" folder manually before pressing the Enter to continue this time, and did not get the message any more... though not sure if that's what I was supposed to do.

edit: Drats, I guess not, now I got this warning instead (attached). Back to square one... :lol:

stemsee

#438 Post by stemsee »

Is there enough free space on your compile drive?

01micko is responsible for the woof-ce kernel kit. Even my unattended script only wraps around his code. Have you tried sukk . 'ubuild.sh'.?

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#439 Post by Sailor Enceladus »

Thanks stemsee. The issue has now been fixed at the woof-CE level. I uploaded the finished kernel here. :)

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kernel compiling in woof-ce

#440 Post by Billtoo »

Sailor Enceladus wrote:Thanks stemsee. The issue has now been fixed at the woof-CE level. I uploaded the finished kernel here. :)
3 kernel updates came out today, 4.10.9,4.9.21,and 4.4.60.

Seems like they are updated once or twice a week.

stemsee

#441 Post by stemsee »

woof-ce kernel kit has been updated considerably. SUKK should be updated to benefit users with the advances.

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Kernel configs

#442 Post by peebee »

@Belham2 is having problems with 32-bit 4.9 etc kernels built with kernel-kit whereas he says he does not have problems with the 64-bit kernels

Comparing the 32-bit and 64-bit 4.9 configs from kernel-kit
https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... onfigs_x86
https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... igs_x86_64
there are quite a lot of differences - more than I would expect just for the difference in bit length....

Just wondering if anybody knows why they are so different and this thread seemed to be the best place to ask.

Also....
@Belham2 says he does have success with Slacko's 32-bit 3.14.78 kernel...

Comparing the kernel-kit configs for 32-bit 3.14 and 4.9 shows a huge number of differences.....

3.14 went EOL backend of 2016 and is no longer updated

3.16 has the longest life - see:
https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

but kernel-kit doesn't have a 3.16 config....

and there are no 3.16 kernels at:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/huge_kernels/

Shouldn't Puppy have a 32-bit 3.16 kernel? If so would it be best to base the config on the 3.14 one or on the 4.1 one (both currently in kernel-kit)??
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#443 Post by peebee »

Update on kernel 3.16.....

Woof-ce kernel-kit does now have a config for 3.16.43 + the patches needed to aufs-3.16 to make it work with 3.16.35 onwards - see:
https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... 1e2f10cb47
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stemsee

#444 Post by stemsee »

I compiled 4.10.11-x64 yesterday using sukk, but keeps locking up on FD.

stemsee

#445 Post by stemsee »

huge-4.10.11-x64 kernel package for try out! I used it on FD but kept locking up. Set to 1000mhz. Also exposes hardware to virtualised machine.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8-coZ ... DZreVJzTzA

sources
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8-coZ ... 29CZjNVMlk

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#446 Post by WillM »

Hi stemsee,

I installed your huge-4.10.11-x64 kernel in Fatdog64 710. Everything seems to be working. Thanks for building this.

stemsee

#447 Post by stemsee »

@WillM

You're welcome. Thanks for testing, and posting feedback!

stemsee

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#449 Post by musher0 »

Thanks, stemsee.
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How people will choose the kernel ?

#450 Post by Pelo »

How people will choose the kernel that is butter for their computer ? it would be useful to give information about one kernel does what another does not.
My LxPupXenial has some sounds problems, it seems only oss available in the kernel 4.5.2. How to know that before the choice, that is my question.
And what kernel will be choosen when iso released as public final version :?

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#451 Post by musher0 »

Hello all.

I agree with pelo on this one.

We developers can do research about a new kernel, but middle-of-the-road
users will appreciate finding a brief explanation of the features of any new
kernel and why it is better than the one published before it.

BFN.
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#452 Post by 0xdawg »

musher0 wrote:.... a brief explanation ....
there are brief explanations all over the web.

feel free to educate yourself for in-depth informations :roll:
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#454 Post by musher0 »

That's quite technical.
Isn't there an explanation in "layman's terms" somewhere?
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#455 Post by Sailor Enceladus »

musher0 wrote:That's quite technical.
Isn't there an explanation in "layman's terms" somewhere?
The problem is that everything in the kernel is technical (and greek to the layman) I think. :lol:

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