My experiments with Linux: April 2011

Sunday, April 17, 2011

2.6.38.3 optimized packages built by me in tabular form

Click on Y link to download the file!!

Linux kernel 2.6.38.3 packages optimized for Ubuntu/Mint
Packagename/Filename	32 Bit				64 Bit
Packagename/Filename	atom	liquorix atom	core2 and above	i3,i5 and i7	atom	core2 and above	i3,i5 and i7
Kernel Config	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Kernel Headers	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Kernel Image	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Readme.odt	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Readme.pdf	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
SHA256SUMS	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
MD5SUMS	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y

Custom kernel 2.6.38.3 32bit packages optimized for core2 and above processors

I tested the built 32 bit core2 optimized kernel inside Virtualbox (4.0.2) running LinuxMint10. It ran without any problem

I donot have a core2 system to test (I have i7 sys but dont have 32bit system to check 32bit packages), so use it at your own risk

I increased the number of cores inside virtualbox linux to 4 to speed up compilation. Compilation took 45 minutes which is a good improvement from 2 hours, but nowhere near 20 mins build which I get when compiling natively

The files can be downloaded from the following links and can be checked against the SHA256SUM and MD5SUM given at the bottom of this blog to verify if the correct file is downloaded

SHA256SUMS

5a66422aa9126c63acec94b5880c6c926fc52373c7cce92692e1ea0102d66ef8 CONFIG-CORE2

47b7ef3991d9a1ecf68c21ce7aee68b62c13d7976d7d4710b595d78251a17fd1 linux-headers-2.6.38.3-core2_12.00_i386.deb

92db3cfc78050aad840635ff45d674cc6d51082af50377ecb2b6734d14191607 linux-image-2.6.38.3-core2_12.00_i386.deb

43aac184ee2402bbb151daaef00a00417dabba5ea70c6f02d4857f5b869df420 Readme.odt

f2396a3c831726eb963c41a175873a107d251dca5ac14d729da0203ea11b9904 Readme.pdf

MD5SUMS

f4347120485fc16375f31348b76c1585 CONFIG-CORE2

2e9536449cb636060c09b0bbee8c7ca0 linux-headers-2.6.38.3-core2_12.00_i386.deb

f22390aa4957f9c03ffcd2ed979876af linux-image-2.6.38.3-core2_12.00_i386.deb

faf5c8c66722ced0fdb5c9e7a2a90df2 Readme.odt

3bfeb5333f9de9f833b76c90cee23de2 Readme.pdf

Dropbox links

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/core2/CONFIG-CORE2

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/core2/linux-headers-2.6.38.3-core2_12.00_i386.deb

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/core2/linux-image-2.6.38.3-core2_12.00_i386.deb

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/core2/Readme.odt

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/core2/Readme.pdf

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Custom kernel 2.6.38.3 32bit packages optimized for atom processors

This package is created in Linux Mint 10 and should install fine in all versions of Ubuntu Linux
10.10 and Linux Mint 10 (should as well in debian squeeze but not sure about dkms)

The build is for 32bit atom processors and should work on any netbook with an atom processor (not sure though about core2 processors as they have different instruction set). I tested it with my lenovo netbook which is nearly 2 years old

Please share if you are able to feel that the processor is running fast with the kernel and you are able to watch 720p movies very well (the kernel has autogroup scheduling enabled and should not feel stressed if you stress it to the limit, the miracle of Linus). I tried in linux mint debian edition and it did not install dkms packages, this should not be the case with Ubuntu or Mint 10 though

The kernel compilation was done on Virtualbox Linux Mint 10 and took around 2 hours to complete (I allocated only 1 core to virtualbox OS). Normally it takes 20 mins for me to build a kernel directly in my system and this made me wait forever to see how this cute atom kernel runs on my netbook. I could see the sound worked perfectly and the clarity of movies was excellent, the feel of the clicks and launching programs was snappy, it maybe my imagination.

The files can be downloaded from the following links and can be checked against the SHA256SUM and MD5SUM given at the bottom of this blog to verify if the correct file is downloaded

SHA256SUM

149fc1211488753dc43d71b9c4afe04be201eea1a440abc7d60186ca1329822f CONFIG-ATOM

c16fa5a723b926997fe5b8530fa3a67ac7bf29468dfeb963eafc57e253522836 linux-headers-2.6.38.3-atom_11.00_i386.deb

40022b24ed4d72cfb730f712d07820531e950cf79fe53467360fb301ae60dfbd linux-image-2.6.38.3-atom_11.00_i386.deb

c83c1a052be34c21b482ea3bdfafc6d9b7e6a6fa652cef7524e58c7bb0f397cd Readme.odt

46151a8fd5d811f50e60cdf5268f0fd26a4fa5cf5ec8aa81d0b635c2747289d8 Readme.pdf

MD5SUM

70b567a65def54960e2fd6817ff55b47 CONFIG-ATOM

88905abb01e14f121dcaeef1f3a93668 linux-headers-2.6.38.3-atom_11.00_i386.deb

9aaa9a01d49364868329de063a378e39 linux-image-2.6.38.3-atom_11.00_i386.deb

dc6b76c58c601bb3ace7402d8b64a75b Readme.odt

fa70cb0f03257a95cbd1960f4435a218 Readme.pdf

Dropbox Download Links

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/atom/CONFIG-ATOM

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/atom/linux-headers-2.6.38.3-atom_11.00_i386.deb

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/atom/linux-image-2.6.38.3-atom_11.00_i386.deb

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/atom/Readme.odt

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/atom/Readme.pdf

Custom kernel 2.6.38.3 ubuntu amd64 packages optimized for i3, i5 and i7 processors

Kernel 2.6.38.3 amd64 ubuntu packages optimized for i3/i5 and i7 built by me and uploaded to dropbox for anyone who would like to test. The builds are done using latest GCC 4.6 installed from ppa ubuntu-toolchain-r/test/ubuntu.

Latest GCC 4.6 added new targets for i3/i5 and i7 processors which is corei7. The builds utilize this new target of gcc!

The files can be downloaded from the following links and can be checked against the SHA256SUM and MD5SUM given at the bottom of this blog to verify if the correct file is downloaded

SHA256SUMS

264addf0413fe51604d963887e90a4dbf1ff80d66400437c69bec1d78a5e21ae CONFIG-I7
76da3c2270963760935a5ccb8647420ba316269c478289b2d5cdd6d05bbc1ddd linux-headers-2.6.38.3-corei7_11.00_amd64.deb
6b41ea5caa7f64fa4a0425072ce18fcdf9486cfc7601c825d7fdefa2153b1213 linux-image-2.6.38.3-corei7_11.00_amd64.deb
62c5631555b8556631c7a14a9c632acd52538af6ebaf64de92c4f4a9ca2e9422 Readme.odt
ad6cb4f4839f437ba245349c06e8f9ebbfe672e590a0adff097d780aeb998b9d Readme.pdf

MD5SUMS

ce4a7a82417f428518e341c105edec20 CONFIG-I7
29f260fe8af001ccc452aec8c72d63b0 linux-headers-2.6.38.3-corei7_11.00_amd64.deb
688d5dbe05ec23ecf3316691e7b19f40 linux-image-2.6.38.3-corei7_11.00_amd64.deb
2c6496bb8b0eb1eeb39dc6513b8221ba Readme.odt
2ab9964e5364f62276f70b878e0c79c0 Readme.pdf

Dropbox Download Links

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/CONFIG-I7
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/linux-headers-2.6.38.3-corei7_11.00_amd64.deb
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/linux-image-2.6.38.3-corei7_11.00_amd64.deb
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/Readme.odt
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22900905/MyKernelBuilds/2.6.38.3/Readme.pdf