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RecoveringGentooholic

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Registered: 2007-02-13

Posts: 17

How do I use an alternate kernel

during a clean re-install. I'd like to use the emission kernel with a new install but I'm not sure how. Any suggestions?

mutlu_inek

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From: all over the place

Registered: 2006-11-18

Posts: 684

Re: How do I use an alternate kernel

Do I understand correctly that you want to use the alternate kernel during the install? Why not first do the base install and then pull a kernel off kernel.org and the patches from evolution-mission.org?

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: How do I use an alternate kernel

I thought emission was dead - certainly seems dormant, anyway. The latest available release is for 2.6.18, AFAICS.

RecoveringGentooholic

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Registered: 2007-02-13

Posts: 17

Re: How do I use an alternate kernel

Do I understand correctly that you want to use the alternate kernel during the install? Why not first do the base install and then pull a kernel off kernel.org and the patches from evolution-mission.org?

I wanted to actually INSTALL the emission-sources kernel when prompted for a kernel in the Arch install. The other responder stated emission is dormant. Is there another, more recent kernel that performs a similar function (suspend2, et al...)

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: How do I use an alternate kernel

Before new beyond comes out, you might give nicus a spin.

Last edited by lucke (2007-02-16 16:32:37)

mutlu_inek

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From: all over the place

Registered: 2006-11-18

Posts: 684

Re: How do I use an alternate kernel

Or just use the beyond kernel for now. It is still 2.6.19, but Iphitus is working on the 2.6.20 version. The advantage of beyond is that it is released as an Arch package and therefore easly updated. Many kernel modules (wireless, videocards, trucrypt, etc.) are also provided for beyond through the Arch package management system.

Beyond includes ck, Gentoo's genpatchset, suspend2, reiser4, ..., and even most of emission. With the 2.6.20 version all of emissin will be included.

See:
http://iphitus.loudas.com/index.html
http://iphitus.loudas.com/beyond.html

dolby

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From: 1992

Registered: 2006-08-08

Posts: 1,581

Re: How do I use an alternate kernel

I wanted to actually INSTALL the emission-sources kernel when prompted for a kernel in the Arch install.

the arch install can only use the official arch kernel because its the only one thats not in extra. i have asked the same question before, about picking up an alternate kernel (eg. beyond, ck) during the installation & from what i get its not likely to happen

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