Compiled my first kernel...

and it was everything I thought it would be!



Compiled a 2.6.38 on a 2.6.18 Centos system. Interesting I must say.

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Great! Congrats. Now go build & test 2.6.39-rc2!



For config options it will take you all of 5 questions in make oldconfig.



I'm running it on my machines now, rc1 was a bit crappy, rc2 is running mostly fine so far.

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Yeah Didnt feel the need to run a release candidate. Having some GUI issues with tearing and such going to have to work it out.



I must say Im not too much of a centos fan right meow...

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Originally Posted by Sphinx Yeah Didnt feel the need to run a release candidate. Having some GUI issues with tearing and such going to have to work it out. I must say Im not too much of a centos fan right meow...

Hi, gratz on compilation - Q: did you have any troubles regarding rtc device after running the custom?

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Originally Posted by Sphinx Yeah Didnt feel the need to run a release candidate. Having some GUI issues with tearing and such going to have to work it out. I must say Im not too much of a centos fan right meow...

You have to remember that CentOS is not intended to be a desktop...it's intended to be a server operating system, and it does that very well. Also, note that CentOS 6 is still in development, and should be released soon. A more desktop-friendly cousin of CentOS would be Fedora.

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Sphinx, congratz!

If you want to transform your CentOS installation to be rather desktop than server, you might be interested in some kernel pathsets like -ck or -lqx (already consist of -ck).

I'm running in my Arch installation my self-compiled kernel (2.6.38.2) based on lqx with some changes in config to fit my needs - it's rock solid

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Originally Posted by helikaon Hi, gratz on compilation - Q: did you have any troubles regarding rtc device after running the custom?

The only snag I had after the initial compile was that I had to edit: CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=Y from being commented out and then recompile.

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Originally Posted by Thomas You have to remember that CentOS is not intended to be a desktop...it's intended to be a server operating system, and it does that very well. Also, note that CentOS 6 is still in development, and should be released soon. A more desktop-friendly cousin of CentOS would be Fedora.

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Originally Posted by ThinkLover Sphinx, congratz! If you want to transform your CentOS installation to be rather desktop than server, you might be interested in some kernel pathsets like -ck or -lqx (already consist of -ck). I'm running in my Arch installation my self-compiled kernel (2.6.38.2) based on lqx with some changes in config to fit my needs - it's rock solid

This isn't a desktop. This is a server in a lab environment.

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Originally Posted by Sphinx The only snag I had after the initial compile was that I had to edit: CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=Y from being commented out and then recompile. This isn't a desktop. This is a server in a lab environment.

Ahh sorry, you mentioned GUI issues is all.

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Originally Posted by Thomas Ahh sorry, you mentioned GUI issues is all.

Yeah I know, gui on a server is weird to me too. But the professor wanted us to load a GUI during install to experience it all. Every linux server (pure server) I have runs CLI only. I find the GUI to be for the lazy and I do all my lab work through scripts or throwing commands.



But yeah there are some issues with gnome and the new kernel. Im not sure as to whats going on but in 2 weeks Ill check as I just made sure the system was working/stable and logged.

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Originally Posted by Thomas You have to remember that CentOS is not intended to be a desktop...it's intended to be a server operating system, and it does that very well. Also, note that CentOS 6 is still in development, and should be released soon. A more desktop-friendly cousin of CentOS would be Fedora.

A better alternative to CentOS right now is ScientificLinux 6 based on RHEL 6. I'm using it as desktop so are many others. This thread on the CentOS Social Forum pretty much sums it up for me