topic title: New antiX 3.3.1 kernel available
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#16
EEEPC 701SD. I used wget to grab from repo. Used dpkg -i to install header and image.

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harry@antiX1:~$ inxi -z -F
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-M8.5-686-update 27 July 2010
Machine:   System: ASUSTeK product: 701SD version: 0303
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: 701SD version: x.xx Bios: American Megatrends version: 0303 date: 07/23/2008
CPU:       Single core Intel Celeron M (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (nx sse sse2) clocked at 897.786 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller 
           X.Org: 1.11.4 driver: intel Resolution: 800x480@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 7.11.2
Audio:     Card: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller driver: r8180 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet driver: ATL1E 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 8.1GB (-) 1: /dev/sda ASUS 8.1GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 7.4G used: 3.9G (55%) fs: ext2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 60.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 1570 
Info:      Processes: 86 Uptime: 2 min Memory: 66.1/1000.8MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.31 
harry@antiX1:~$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       1024832     195780     829052          0       6068     123712
-/+ buffers/cache:      66000     958832
Swap:            0          0          0
harry@antiX1:~$ glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
281 frames in 5.0 seconds = 56.182 FPS
278 frames in 5.0 seconds = 55.475 FPS
281 frames in 5.0 seconds = 56.071 FPS
281 frames in 5.0 seconds = 56.071 FPS
281 frames in 5.0 seconds = 56.071 FPS
281 frames in 5.0 seconds = 56.070 FPS
Snafu from uppdate-grub command screwed my menu.lst but I know how to fix it.

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timeout 10
color cyan/blue white/blue
foreground ffffff
background 0639a1

gfxmenu /boot/grub/message
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro
# kopt_2_6=root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro nosplash quiet

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
##      lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=(init-3) 3

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp
root        (hd1,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp (init-3)
root        (hd1,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 3
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.2.2-antix-486-smp
root        (hd1,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.2-antix-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.2.2-antix-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.2.2-antix-486-smp (init-3)
root        (hd1,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.2-antix-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 3
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.2.2-antix-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+
root        (hd1,0)
kernel        /boot/memtest86+.bin

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
Every entry that says
(hd1,0)

needs to say
(hd0,0)

I will be making the changes after this post. Check out ram usage at idle in inxi readout. __{{emoticon}}__

I got it to boot editing grub by command line after the boot error and press any key to continue by editng (hd1,0) to (hd0,0).
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#17
roky change # groot=(hd1,0) in menu.lst

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,0)

to
# groot=(hd0,0)
Posts: 1,139
masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#18
That 66.1 MB of RAM usage at idle is pretty good, and that's in keeping with what the stuff uses these days.

Back in 2009 when I still had my Dell Dimension 4100 desktop, which was getting close to a decade old, it had 256 MB of RAM, a 996 MHz ~ 1 GHz Pentium III CPU, and a 40 GB IDE Western Digital disk drive (I later added a second 80 GB IDE Western Digital disk drive). That system was extremely solid and well built, not prone to trouble. The original monitor got flaky when I moved (probably the jostling during the move either caused or contributed to it, but the system itself continued to run well for another two years before the replacement monitor was stolen (and I did not replace it). Up until that time, memory was quite tight; I used antiX quite a bit on that old system, and starting up, I tuned that system so that only 57 MB of initial RAM was used at idle. I also found, at least in 2009, that IceWM was the most conservative in memory use of all the window managers, just a little bit more conservative, at least on my system, than Fluxbox, fvwm, twm, Openbox, or JWM, though none of the six window managers were very far apart.

I also found that a fairly stripped down Xfce desktop (without all of the goodies added) is comparable in memory use to the LXDE/Openbox combination, though as you configure them out and up, Xfce does consume more memory, but quite a bit less than GNOME or KDE, unless you really deck it out with everything you can possibly do with it, then it gets close to consuming what its larger brethren do, but it's still more memory efficient.

Nothing like a raw X server with just a light window manager over it. You can, even to this day, run such a setup with ten year old hardware, no problem.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#19
anticapitalista wrote:roky change # groot=(hd1,0) in menu.lst

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,0)

to
# groot=(hd0,0)
Done and Done. New /boot/grub/menu.lst for EEEPC 701SD

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timeout 10
color cyan/blue white/blue
foreground ffffff
background 0639a1

gfxmenu /boot/grub/message
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro
# kopt_2_6=root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro nosplash quiet

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
##      lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=(init-3) 3

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp (init-3)
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 3
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.2.2-antix-486-smp
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.2-antix-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.2.2-antix-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.2.2-antix-486-smp (init-3)
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.2-antix-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 3
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-3.2.2-antix-486-smp

title        Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/memtest86+.bin

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
Rebooted with no errors.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#20
Amrel RT 786EX Laptop running AntiX 8.5 core install with LXDE Desktop. Ram is a bit more than running Fluxbox. To be expected

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harry@Biker:~$ inxi -z -F
System:    Host: Biker Kernel: 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: LXDE (Openbox 3.5.0) Distro: antiX-core-686-a1 20 June 2010
Machine:   System: Intel product: Montara Family of Chipsets
           Mobo: Phoenix model: RT786EX version: 41118 Bios: Phoenix version: MGM-ALL1.86C.1009.D.0604271130 date: 04/27/06
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB flags: (sse sse2) clocked at 1594.715 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device X.Org: 1.11.2.902 driver: intel Resolution: 1024x768@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 852GM/855GM x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 7.11.2
Audio:     Card: Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller driver: snd_intel8x0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: Atheros AR5212/AR5213 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath5k 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver: 8139too 
           IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 30.0GB (34.2% used) 1: /dev/sda IC25N030ATCS04 30.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 17G used: 5.9G (37%) fs: ext3 ID: swap-1 size: 0.58GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 94 Uptime: 2 min Memory: 65.2/492.6MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.33
No messing with /boot/grub/menu.lst like my eeepc on this unit after update-grub.
My startup sound tells me soundis working OK also in this kernel as well as wifi.
No problemos.

Oh yeah. Forgot

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$ inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
           deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
           deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
           deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main non-free
           deb http://apt.progchild.de stable main
           deb http://liquorix.net/debian/ sid main
           deb http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/liquorix.net/debian sid main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi.list
           deb http://download.jitsi.org/deb unstable/
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#21
Ibm A22M Laptop. Sound,wifi, everything works.

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harry@Biker:~$ glxgears
155 frames in 5.0 seconds = 30.934 FPS
162 frames in 5.0 seconds = 32.307 FPS
198 frames in 5.0 seconds = 39.375 FPS
159 frames in 5.0 seconds = 31.641 FPS
120 frames in 5.2 seconds = 22.932 FPS
151 frames in 5.0 seconds = 30.190 FPS
171 frames in 5.0 seconds = 34.164 FPS
174 frames in 5.0 seconds = 34.680 FPS
159 frames in 5.0 seconds = 31.677 FPS
132 frames in 5.0 seconds = 26.367 FPS

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$ inxi -z -F
System:    Host: Biker Kernel: 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
Machine:   Mobo: IBM model: 2628TWU Bios: IBM version: KXET33WW (1.06 ) date: 09/05/2001
CPU:       Single core Pentium III (Coppermine) (-UP-) cache: 256 KB flags: (sse) clocked at 1000.00 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: ATI Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x 
           X.Org: 1.11.3.901 drivers: ati,mach64 (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@87.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Rasterizer GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2
Audio:     Card: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24/30 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] driver: snd_cs46xx
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: 3Com 3c556B CardBus [Tornado] driver: 3c59x 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI driver: rt61pci 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 20.0GB (22.5% used) 1: /dev/sda IC25N020ATCS04 20.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 6.4G used: 3.7G (61%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 12G used: 4.2G (39%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 0.76GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 57.0C mobo: 41.0C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0 
Info:      Processes: 98 Uptime: 6 min Memory: 224.8/501.6MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.33
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#22
Well, Roky, you've got us pretty well covered with those systems.

I have"only" two systems available, but I have some version of antiX running on both of them, and like you, they both work great: the Gateway 2000 Series PA6A 17" portable, and the Lenovo 3000 Series Y410 15" laptop. I know that I have the 3.3.1 kernel on two instances of antiX on the Gateway; can't remember whether I also put it on the Lenovo or not; all I know is that antiX works great everywhere that I run it.