Re: Will using kernel 2.6.24 make my laptop faster?
On Jan 31, 2008 7:43 AM, Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I apologize for the fairly primitive question. But I have been fairly curious as to the advantages of compiling the most recent kernels.
>
> As I understand, the new kernel has a new scheduler (CFS). Haven't seen much benchmarks but the early ones I have seen showed some fairly decent performance gains.
>
> Next, I am using Debian Etch on a old 500MHz PPC system. Thus, if there any performance improvements, they probably would be noticeable on old system like this.
>
> And finally, there should be no risks in compiling a new kernel right? If I am not mistaken, I can choose (at start-up) which one to boot from.
>
> Actually one more thing, any benefits to doing this? Besides the geek satisfaction that all of us get from compiling a new kernel.
If you want use MOL or TuxOnIce, you must compile your kernel.
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1763167&group_id=179078&atid=887701
http://www.tuxonice.net/
Best regards,
Bin
>
> Thanks,
> Amit
>
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