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Mr Pink57

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From: a van down by the river

Registered: 2009-05-30

Posts: 91

Pentium-M-optimized kernel

Eee repository from toofishes
toofishes created a repository for the Eee. You can find some basic packages like Pentium-M-optimized kernel and needed modules. Add

[eee]
Server = http://code.toofishes.net/packages/eee

Saw this kernel option browsing thru the Eee PC part of wiki helping a friend.  I use a Pentium M laptop for day to day Arch use, would this kernel be worth a try or is it going to screw everything that I have worked so hard to build.

I use dwm as my main WM.

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djszapi

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From: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Registered: 2009-06-14

Posts: 1,439

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Re: Pentium-M-optimized kernel

Why not? what's you problem? But other issue with it, you can see here:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=532438

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timttmy

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From: UK

Registered: 2008-12-01

Posts: 53

Re: Pentium-M-optimized kernel

The eee kernel will install itself along side your standard arch kernel. You will still be able to use your standard kernel if you choose.
Just add another entry in grub that will boot vmlinuzeee (the eee kernel), and leave your standard grub entry and kernel alone. That way you can test to see if kernel-eee is any good for your machine.
My eeepc has both kernels installed and the eee kernel boots 7 seconds quicker than the standard one.
Just hope all the modules for your machine are in the eee kernel or some of your hardware isn't going to work.
But I can't see it would bork your install, at worst it's going to kernel panic. If it does restart and choose the standard kernel from grub ( That you kept ).

I might go and install it on my desktop now just to see what happens.

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