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From: el es <el_es_cr@yahoo.co.uk>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: libata, Sound on same IRQ : flaky sound
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:57:22 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20080828T075203-963@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.44.0808280320470.31973-100000@hubble.stokkie.net

Robert M. Stockmann <stock <at> stokkie.net> writes:


> 
> the BIOS supports raid0, but the sata disks are running standalone
> as /dev/sda /dev/sdb etc.
> 
> installing a recent kernel is not that easy, as the required
> upgrade of udev will break the initscripts and a lot of installed
> services and even the functionality of the KDE desktop. Installing
> a recent distro is not desirable as they resemble me only
> of a Open Source Vista distro, where it takes months to clean
> up the unwanted garbage and bloat inside. Its preposterous that
> a upgrade to a recent kernel mandates the installation of a recent
> distro. I run Mandrake 10.1 with kernel 2.6.15 and some applications
> upgraded like firefox, mplayer and k3b etc.
> 
> Robert


If you don't want bloat AND you want a recent kernel AND lots to fiddle around
and figure out for yourself, install PLD Linux :) No, seriously. Last time I
tried, a usable graphic environment (GNOME that is, dunno about KDE) fitted in
300-500 MiB ON DISK. (without graphical env. fitted in 150MB ON DISK). Try that.

el es


  reply	other threads:[~2008-08-28  7:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-08-28  0:06 libata, Sound on same IRQ : flaky sound Robert M. Stockmann
2008-08-28  0:59 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-08-28  1:30   ` Robert M. Stockmann
2008-08-28  7:57     ` el es [this message]
2008-08-28 16:33     ` James Ausmus
     [not found] <fa.t59JCw5e/IAg/3vXyG2sheD1AnE@ifi.uio.no>
2008-08-28 14:41 ` Robert Hancock
2008-08-28 17:27   ` Robert M. Stockmann
2008-08-29 12:57     ` Clemens Ladisch

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