> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:53:27 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Newer kernel then 2.6.26-2 fails to restart Intel i7 860 with > P55 chipset. > > Mike Viau put forth on 2/14/2010 11:14 AM: > > > I was wondering if anyone here was running a similar hardware setup? And > > what > > experiences you have with compiling more recent kernels then Debian's > > 2.6.26-2. > > I'm running a much different hardware setup, but just in case some of the info > might be useful...
Perhaps not useful, but very much appreciated, thanks. > > I'm running vanilla kernel.org 2.6.31.1 arch 686/i386 small mem smp with no > problems. I use LILO, no initrd, all my drivers built into the kernel, > netfilter, etc. It's a server, old 1994'ish Trident PCI VGA card text console > only, 1999 era 2 socket Abit BP6 i440BX SMP mobo, Sil3512PCI sata card, Intel > PIIX IDE for CD-ROM, PCI Intel Pro 100. Kernel installed the Debian way with > dpkg. Do you have any tips for creating custom (lean and mean) kernel .configs ? (Just out of curiosity) Also did you mean you used the make-kpkg command to build the kernel deb? I am aware that in more recent vanilla kernels there is a deb-pkg option in the Makefile to make linux-image debs. > > Pretty plain setup, except for the mobo. Although the 440BX is well known for > its universal compatibility and stability, the Abit BP6 is a Frankenstein > board. > It's the only board ever to run dual Celerons--a hack never supported by > Intel. > The kernel reads the mp table just fine and it works great. > > -- > Stan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > _________________________________________________________________
