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ozky
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Kernel 2.6.35.8

Post by ozky »

which version of kernel i should install because there is no kernel desktop available
do i need to install kernel nrj ? i'm not sure because i don't know so much about linux kernel i'm now using 2.6.33.7 kernel desktop
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NicCo
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Re: Kernel 2.6.35.8

Post by NicCo »

Kernel NRJ is a desktop kernel, but it has more responsivness than desktop standard:
so at MIB we use NRJ instead kernel-desktop

(For example, now I have in my PC two active kernels installed:
kernel-nrj-desktop-2.6.33.7 and kernel-nrj-desktop-2.6.35.8,
while I removed all simple kernel-desktop with command "urpme -a kernel-desktop")


to read something about
http://mib.pianetalinux.org/mib/forum/v ... 36&start=0

Please, avoid to install and use kernel-desktop:
for MIB the standard kernel for desktop is only:
- kernel-nrj-desktop for 64bit
- kernel-nrj-desktop for 32bit up to 3 Gb ram
- kernel-nrj-pae-desktop for 32bit with 4 Gb ram or more

kernel-desktop config, we found it's very unresponsive for desktop and multimedia apps:
so we accept feedbacks only for -NRJ and -NRJ-PAE, and eventually -server (for server)


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LEGENDA:
* kernel-nrj-desktop (as for energy) : for low latency and multimedia desktop (better for remote desktop control, and DAW apps like Ardour, Jammin, Jackit, Hydrogen, ecc...)
* kernel-nrj-pae-desktop (as for energy plus PAE): for 32bit, the same as energy plus support ram up to 64Gb
* kernel-desktop for desktop standard
* kernel-server only for server applications like LAMP, slow and not suggested in Desktop PC

KERNEL ENERGY MIB
makes your PC much more responsive even under stress, when you have so many programs running, and when you have the CPU close to 100% usage, if you use many VM, multimedia programs, and even if you use remote desktop apps

ENERGY > NRJ so name become > kernel-nrj-desktop-2.6.3X.X

Main features will be:
* full manbo patchset
* full preempt, low latency, less debug;

You may have installed concurrently kernel 2.6.31.x and/or 2.6.33.x standard and the "nrj" or "nrj-pae" one
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--- Professional experience ---
Kernel designer, engineer, maintainer and tester for ROSA Desktop and OpenMandriva Lx O.S.

--- currently I'm playing with ---
LTS Kernels > Linux 4.1.12-nrjQL <<< Linux 3.18.17-nrjQL <<< Linux 3.14.46-nrjQL
EOL Kernels > Linux 3.19.8-nrjQL <<< Linux 3.17.8-nrjQL <<< Linux 3.15.10-nrjQL

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