Kernel 2.6.38 amd64 ubuntu packages optimized for core2 and above built by me and uploaded to dropbox for anyone who would like to test.
To know more about 2.6.38, follow the amazing h-online article
My Opinion(and you are free to contradict): Using generic kernel is like using helicopter as a car, using optimized kernel is like using helicopter as a helicopter. Your processor may be an i7 or core2, what is the use of running it with generic instruction set? It is similar to running a helicopter as a car and it never takes off
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
40b85e348460ac4c7a14fe69552ae8c8bd5817dab1ad22665cf6dfe13654056d CONFIG
841d700a1e1e5ba96aca4a6bb874a3f6269359b6e5f10e442611f7db172f5a2d linux-headers-2.6.38-core2_2.6.38-core2-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
ce227190e9e4e67d64569ea716f9b0effebdc1408c043e71976861375396f433 linux-image-2.6.38-core2_2.6.38-core2-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
4f5d1f5f7ff4a224f8c549b8e3dc793da09419d297adacef214050babd181b52 Readme.odt
29274badc53e871a8e9d23e54585b2652692f7a0a8fb8760136433a2895c455f Readme.pdf
MD5SUMS
1fdf78ffa84c7a44340cf3c2576362ef CONFIG
a0427318da09d661163b8cec7d3f5c93 linux-headers-2.6.38-core2_2.6.38-core2-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
8ed374df14a272a2f6b1b9965e2c791f linux-image-2.6.38-core2_2.6.38-core2-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
18178d1152414f33ad68bc3270ed0f25 Readme.odt
6a2fa492b0191bdd1b28544f663a170d Readme.pdf
Dropbox download links
