Warning: with 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.4.14 and 2.4.15 Slashdot carried quite soon some kind of bug reports (don't remember about 2.4.13, sorry). Now there are over 290 comments and there's no "SERIOUS BUG" in them. Maybe 2.4.16 is a "good" kernel?
Surely 2.2.x, but if you want to try some 2.4.x I suggest 2.4.14 (provided you correct that "small" bug in loop.c, but you won't use that kernel without this small correction: it doesn't compile). I am running 2.4.14 on three different systems and I have no problems at all.
I've started reading Slashdot when I've tried kernel 2.4.11 on a server (and then realized it was buggy) and I was searching for some more infos about that. Now I wait a couple of days (reading Slashdot) before plugging a new kernel into my systems...
This makes me think about the difference there was between Rebel Assault and X-Wing. I haven't tried Rogue Leader (but I'd like to), but I remember that Rebel Assault had wonderful graphics and scenarios, while X-Wing was amazing to play (complete freedom of action during the game).
I am waiting for a new X-Wing/Tie-Fighter/X-Wing Alliance game, with the same graphics as Rogue Leader (I think a modern graphic adapter such a Radeon or a GeForce 2 could manage that kind of graphics in real-time).
Until then, I'll keep playing X-Wing Alliance with my TNT2 and every known expansion set:)
I've got one, too.
Mine is Asus L8460K, p3/1Ghz, 20gb hd, 256mb ram. Linux runs very well on it (I'm using Slackware, but I've also had OpenBSD, Redmond Linux and Mandrake running on it, just trying other distributions and OSes).
Product quality is very good, though I've seen better LCD displays (e.g. on Compaq) and tech support isn't as good as the notebook itself (had some problems with tv-out but solved them by myself, in 6 weeks they haven't answred my e-mail). I'm Italian, so maybe tech support is different in other countries.
I think stability depends on the way you manage things. I run a webserver with a portal and an ftp on it and it has very long uptimes (once I left it running for over two months without any harm). It runs with 2.4.x kernels and ReiserFS (stable? unstable? surely recent and less tested things). One of our main servers at University runs with 2.2.x kernels, raid 5 and so on. It crashes every couple of days, and nobody is able to understand why. My own pc runs ext3 since 3 months and never crash or do something wrong. I worked in a software house where they used Windows and they were very good at managing it. The server worked on for months without problems. (Note that I'm talking about stability and not about security). I'd suggest to start using ext3 on client systems, for now (it *SEEMS* faster than Reiser and does almost the same thing plus that ext2 compatibility which isn't a bad thing).
Well, it was my first Slashdot posting...
I've learnt something more, so... ftp://omega.sci.univr.it/software/linux/install.is o ...this is the right link and remember that the image won't be ready before 2001/07/02 at 3:00am CET
the most ridiculous thing is that I'm managing a web forum...:(((
Ok, it won't be very fast but I'm getting the install.iso. You can find it on
ftp://omega.sci.univr.it/software/linux/install.is o
I'm downloading it now, and I think it will be ready at 3.00am CET
It hasn't got a very fast connection, but it might be good for someone...
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I am using vesafb on both a NVidia TNT2 and a Savage MX card, it works fine.
Warning: with 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.4.14 and 2.4.15 Slashdot carried quite soon some kind of bug reports (don't remember about 2.4.13, sorry). Now there are over 290 comments and there's no "SERIOUS BUG" in them. Maybe 2.4.16 is a "good" kernel?
Surely 2.2.x, but if you want to try some 2.4.x I suggest 2.4.14 (provided you correct that "small" bug in loop.c, but you won't use that kernel without this small correction: it doesn't compile). I am running 2.4.14 on three different systems and I have no problems at all.
I've started reading Slashdot when I've tried kernel 2.4.11 on a server (and then realized it was buggy) and I was searching for some more infos about that. Now I wait a couple of days (reading Slashdot) before plugging a new kernel into my systems...
This makes me think about the difference there was between Rebel Assault and X-Wing. I haven't tried Rogue Leader (but I'd like to), but I remember that Rebel Assault had wonderful graphics and scenarios, while X-Wing was amazing to play (complete freedom of action during the game). :)
I am waiting for a new X-Wing/Tie-Fighter/X-Wing Alliance game, with the same graphics as Rogue Leader (I think a modern graphic adapter such a Radeon or a GeForce 2 could manage that kind of graphics in real-time).
Until then, I'll keep playing X-Wing Alliance with my TNT2 and every known expansion set
I've got one, too.
Mine is Asus L8460K, p3/1Ghz, 20gb hd, 256mb ram. Linux runs very well on it (I'm using Slackware, but I've also had OpenBSD, Redmond Linux and Mandrake running on it, just trying other distributions and OSes).
Product quality is very good, though I've seen better LCD displays (e.g. on Compaq) and tech support isn't as good as the notebook itself (had some problems with tv-out but solved them by myself, in 6 weeks they haven't answred my e-mail). I'm Italian, so maybe tech support is different in other countries.
I think stability depends on the way you manage things. I run a webserver with a portal and an ftp on it and it has very long uptimes (once I left it running for over two months without any harm). It runs with 2.4.x kernels and ReiserFS (stable? unstable? surely recent and less tested things). One of our main servers at University runs with 2.2.x kernels, raid 5 and so on. It crashes every couple of days, and nobody is able to understand why. My own pc runs ext3 since 3 months and never crash or do something wrong. I worked in a software house where they used Windows and they were very good at managing it. The server worked on for months without problems. (Note that I'm talking about stability and not about security).
I'd suggest to start using ext3 on client systems, for now (it *SEEMS* faster than Reiser and does almost the same thing plus that ext2 compatibility which isn't a bad thing).
I'm really thinking that many features aren't checked anymore. Isn't there somebody in the kernel team that checks for a complete build every release?
Ok, just had some problems. Now it should be definitely fixed. I'm getting extra.iso, which should contain the contrib files.
Well, it was my first Slashdot posting...s o
...this is the right link and remember that the image won't be ready before 2001/07/02 at 3:00am CET
:(((
I've learnt something more, so...
ftp://omega.sci.univr.it/software/linux/install.i
the most ridiculous thing is that I'm managing a web forum...
Ok, it won't be very fast but I'm getting the install.iso. You can find it on ftp://omega.sci.univr.it/software/linux/install.is o
I'm downloading it now, and I think it will be ready at 3.00am CET
It hasn't got a very fast connection, but it might be good for someone...