Finally Linux Kernel 2.6.0 is released

[varkk]

Well it has been officially released, I hope some major distros build a release based on it soon. Otherwise you can always build your own kernel. Most ditros released in the last few months should be 2.6 ready so you may be able to just compile it in and go if running a new distro (like Fedora Core 1 or Slackware 9.1)

http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.6/0/index.html

[Secern]

sweet, looking forward to next slackware ;)

We should compile a OCNZ linux ;)

[TB_]

Fedora Core 2 availble in April will be 2.6.x enabled by default as they push forward to add in some newer stuff. Pitty Fedora has a crappy support policy, sounds nice.

[FRiO]

Awesome. I've been running test kernels on my Gentoo box (test9 and -mm patches, and test10 and -mm patches), so moving to fully stable 2.6 shouldn't be a big deal. Still, I've been looking forward to it for a while now :D.
Hopefully ATi/nvidia will get off their asses and get proper 2.6 support going. I hear nvidia's "work" but it's a rather dodgy setup process - on the flipside, ATi's support it rather easily under Gentoo (emerge ati-drivers takes care of all the patching), but they're just plain **** drivers. But when they're going properly... the speed of the 2.6 kernel will boost our gaming performance 200% ;p.

[neoprint]

Originally posted by Secern
We should compile a OCNZ linux ;)

thats a good idea, we should :)

anyhoo, i'm downloading it now

[varkk]

Originally posted by Secern

We should compile a OCNZ linux ;)

And on that note has anyone plaed with the CPU frequency setting feature in the new kernel? I wonder if that would be a useful tool for OCing a CPU. (It was designed to allow you to throttle back a lappy CPU as you want to save battery power, but I'm sure someone must have tried overclocking their machine with it)

[Secern]

Originally posted by varkk
And on that note has anyone plaed with the CPU frequency setting feature in the new kernel? I wonder if that would be a useful tool for OCing a CPU. (It was designed to allow you to throttle back a lappy CPU as you want to save battery power, but I'm sure someone must have tried overclocking their machine with it)

Thats a very good concept but this would only allow for FSB encreasments, as multip lier changes arent able to be done on an active system asit would die while changing?

:D Still potential

[varkk]

Well what would be useful is to set the multiplier timings etc, then when the system is running try tweaking the FSB through it, I am sure it wouldn't be hard to write a small qtPython app to make it nice and easy to do...

Also some of us are on P4s which don't really allow multiplier fiddling :p

[-genci-]

Originally posted by FRiO
Hopefully ATi/nvidia will get off their asses and get proper 2.6 support going. I hear nvidia's "work" but it's a rather dodgy setup process
Have you seen this site? - here (http://minion.de/nvidia.html)

I'm looking forward to installing the new kernel as well, I run Fedora Core 1 and waiting till April 2004 (at this stage) is way too long :p

I will wait a couple of weeks first to let the stampede die down on the servers, then give them a whirl :)

[FRiO]

-genci-: Thanks for that. I think I'll definitely buy myself an FX5700 now, just need to scrounge the cash together :D.

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

/Slightly off topic rant

I wish the major manufacturers would release the source for their drivers. It would help improvements greatly. Including bug fixes, kernel interaction, quality control and even maybe features.

It would also increase the life of the hardware as the community could maintain support for that hardware at no expense to the manufacturer.

[FRiO]

Lord, do I hear you on that one. I curse ITeX every day for refusing to release the specs and such for their damn ADSL chipsets - noone can make the damn things work, and they've penetrated a large portion of the market.
As to video cards - well, one just has to look at ATi's ****e drivers to see how they could benefit from making their drivers open source, and then continuing to program them as well. The DRI team do an admirable job of providing basic 3d support for ATi's earlier (R250 and lower) cards, but if ATi were helping with that I'm sure they could be going a *lot* faster. Stupid, ****ty ATi. Their current binary drivers suck as well.

I'm right now shopping through Pricespy for a solid FX5700 that I can o/c to an Ultra.