topic title: New antiX 3.3.1 kernel available
anticapitalista
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05 Apr 2012, 22:17 #1

Testers needed for latest 3.3.21antiX kernel.
Just like the last antiX kernel, could those with PI or K5/k6 AMD test to see if it boots.

Ignore 'errors' about symbolic link. They are just non-fatal warnings.

Comments welcome.


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drg
Joined: 22 Feb 2010
#2
This 3.3.1 kernel boots OK on K6/266MHz and on P200MMX.
( I used -M11-base on a 2.8Gig HDD, 'cause it was there.)
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#3
I believe that I now have the latest kernel, but tell me for sure: I explicitly downloaded the antiX 3.3.0 kernel shortly after it was announced, found it to work fine, and eventually removed the 3.2.9 kernel that I had previously been using. Last night, I did an apt-get dist-upgrade, and it pulled in several antiX tools and it sure looked like it changed the kernel. If that's the right one, I was using it yesterday and it was working smoothly with no detected issues.

I'll get an inxi update in here later when I am actually on that system, and we can be 100% certain of what I am running; meanwhile, I know that the first 3.3.0 kernel worked flawlessly for me, and I have reason to believe that the updated kernel also works well for me, but I will follow up and verify this, so that we have another reliable data point, with hardware specs cited.
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masinick
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#4
I'm gonna snag this 3.3.1 kernel for my antiX core system, too, and give it a good look.
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masinick
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#5
Here is what I have right now on my antiX core system, and it's the same hardware where I am running antiX base; I will explicitly have the 3.3.1 kernel on both shortly, so if there is nothing to add, it works in BOTH places, as did 3.2.9 and 3.3.0 (and the Liquorix kernel that I am using at the moment):

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inxi -Fz
System:    Host: antiX Kernel: 3.2.0-12.dmz.1-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.8.3 Distro: antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
Machine:   System: Gateway (portable) product: MX8738 version: 3408450R
           Mobo: Gateway model: N/A version: 72.15 Bios: Phoenix version: 72.15 date: 04/16/2007
CPU:       Dual core Intel CPU T2080 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (nx sse sse2 sse3) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.Org: 1.11.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1440x900@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 7.11.2
Audio:     Card: Intel N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection driver: e100 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: b43-pci-bridge 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (-) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD1600BEVS 160.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 13G used: 3.8G (32%) fs: ext3 ID: swap-1 size: 2.05GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 123 Uptime: 4 min Memory: 255.3/2015.3MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.31
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#6
I got the following when I installed the image by hand:

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dpkg -i linux-image-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp_3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp-10.00.Custom_i386.deb 
Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp.
(Reading database ... 121006 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp (from linux-image-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp_3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Setting up linux-image-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp (3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp-10.00.Custom) ...

 Hmm. There is a symbolic link /lib/modules/3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp/build
 However, I can not read it: No such file or directory
 Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp/build
 Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link /lib/modules/3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp/source
 However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory
 Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp/source

Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp
dkms.conf: Error! No 'BUILT_MODULE_NAME' directive specified for record #0.
Error! Bad conf file.
File: 
does not represent a valid dkms.conf file.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp
masinick@antiX:~$ s update-grub
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12.dmz.1-liquorix-686
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
That tells me that the packaging could be a bit cleaner than it is at the present time. I'll try out the kernel now; it did appear to install OK, according to the GRUB update; using it will tell us for certain.
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masinick
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#7
Well, I am back here with antiX core and the aforementioned kernel, so debug messages notwithstanding, it's working fine here.
So another thumbs up to the antiX 3.3.1 kernel! Good job!
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#8
Here now with antiX base 12.0 Test 2, with the new kernel, so I have now verified that it works with both base and core:

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inxi -Fz
System:    Host: antiX Kernel: 3.3.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.8.3 Distro: antiX-base 04 March 2012
Machine:   System: Gateway product: MX8738 version: 3408450R
           Mobo: Gateway model: N/A version: 72.15 Bios: Phoenix version: 72.15 date: 04/16/2007
CPU:       Dual core Intel CPU T2080 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (nx sse sse2 sse3) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.Org: 1.11.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1440x900@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A
Audio:     Card: Intel N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection driver: e100 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: b43-pci-bridge 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (-) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD1600BEVS 160.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 20G used: 6.2G (34%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.05GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 108 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 259.8/2015.7MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.31
I am using my own copy of the Seamonkey Web browser, and I am also using Xfce in place of the default WM. Running with just IceWM and Conky, this setup uses a measly 41.4 MB! Impressive and it's still impressive with both Xfce and Seamonkey, consuming few enough resources that if I were to attempt to use even this setup on a system with only 256 MB of memory, it would work with only very mild swapping!
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afab4
Joined: 17 Oct 2009
#9
anticapitalista wrote:Testers needed for latest 3.3.21antiX kernel.

Comments welcome.


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This kernel works perfectly. About the only thing that would be cool is a little"Tux" graphic right at the beginning of the boot like the liquorix kernel has. (Yes, I think about things way too much)
Image
Yes that is a bitter orange anti....
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#10
Sure, afab4, a nice Tux image (with a sweet tasting orange perhaps!) might be nice, but we have a great system already, that's for sure! Ran both antiX core and antiX base for several hours yesterday and did not encounter any issues at all, other than the messages I received as I was initially installing the kernel; we may want to clean that up before release.
afab4
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afab4
Joined: 17 Oct 2009
#11
masinick wrote:Sure, afab4, a nice Tux image (with a sweet tasting orange perhaps!) might be nice, but we have a great system already, that's for sure! Ran both antiX core and antiX base for several hours yesterday and did not encounter any issues at all, other than the messages I received as I was initially installing the kernel; we may want to clean that up before release.
Brian,
You are so right about having a great system with antiX!
The graphic is a little tongue in cheek reference to the bitter oranges that demonstrators were throwing during the protests in Greece.
Way too much time on my hands....
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masinick
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#12
I am not up on the news in Greece, but that seems like a good logo for anti, given his political interests! __{{emoticon}}__
anticapitalista
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#13
Maybe Tux should have a molotov in his hand __{{emoticon}}__

Where would the image go? If I can fix it, I like the idea (Tux with oranges in cool, Tux with a molotov would probably get me arrested).

The errors when installing the kernel refer to a bug in dkms. There are lots of references in a search. No solutions though.
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masinick
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#14
anticapitalista wrote:Maybe Tux should have a molotov in his hand __{{emoticon}}__

Where would the image go? If I can fix it, I like the idea (Tux with oranges in cool, Tux with a molotov would probably get me arrested).

The errors when installing the kernel refer to a bug in dkms. There are lots of references in a search. No solutions though.
Damentz (author of the Liquorix kernel) may be a good person to ask that question; can't say, without quite a bit of research, that I could directly answer that question. Perhaps Dave has enough background and experience to figure that out, too.
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afab4
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#15
anticapitalista wrote: Where would the image go? If I can fix it, I like the idea .
Here is some info from the Gentoo Wiki on how to put the Tux graphic into your kernel.

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