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Re: Compile a Kernel

 

Hugo,

Wooohoooo! Good to hear.  Does the trackpad disable button work? I don't think 
it does on my F12 beta install, but I'm scared to touch it.

Jim 
On Thursday 26 November 2009 09:59:33 Hugo Cibrao wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> 
> I just installed Fedora Core 12 which uses Kernel 2.6.31
> 
> Amazingly enough, everything works fine right out of the box, webcam
>  included. I am really surprised, I'll give you that. I'm even more
>  surprised that flash video works better in Linux then it does in Windows
>  (I have a 3810TZ). Suspending and resuming works flawlessly.
> 
> I really don't know what to say. I have not run into any problems so far.
> 
> It is as if I just woke up in a beautiful Linux dream :-)
> 
> 
> I don't know if I can get a better performance with a compiled Kernel, but
>  I will find out and post any results.
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: JimboJones <jimbojones443@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: acertimeline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, November 26, 2009 11:37:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Acertimeline] Compile a Kernel
> 
> Hugo,
> I guess the only thing I would add to this is that you might want to work
>  with >= 2.6.31. I think I remember Ubuntu 9.04 (2..6.29?) working very
>  well also.
> 
> If you do compile, would you mind posting your results? Or a .config if you
>  do find a nice one?
> 
> Jim
> 
> On 11/24/2009 04:08 PM, Matthew Lai wrote:
> > Not exactly flawless. There are a few unsolved problems.
> >
> > But they can't be solved by reconfiguring the kernel (at least we haven't
> > found out how).
> >
> > Diego Xirinachs wrote:
> >> this specific Acer models (Timeline) have proven to work flawlessly
> >> under linux, So i would say that if you want to compile your own kernel,
> >> make sure you have some severe issues first, else I will stick with the
> >> mainline one.
> >>
> >> 2009/11/24 Hugo Cibrao <hugo.cibrao@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:hugo.cibrao@xxxxxxxxxx>>
> >>
> >>    Hi everyone,
> >>          Is it worth to compile a kernel for the timeline or any generic
> >>    out-of-the-box kernel will work fine?
> >>          Also, is there a nice .config available for anyone who wants to
> >>    compile a kernel?
> >>
> >>    Thank you,
> >>    Hugo
> >>
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