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« on: April 18, 2010, 10:37:31 AM » |
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Are there any significant differences between the April 13th (695MB) release and the April 15th (694MB) release? I installed the April 13th version and it is working perfectly. Synaptic has been doing updates with no problems.
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2010, 10:41:19 AM » |
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the only difference with the April 15th release is that the kernel was replaced to the default bfs-kernel, see also here. regards, -p. |
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2010, 10:46:38 AM » |
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And if you want to install and run the .bfs kernel just install it with Synaptic. If you're unsure which kernel you currently have, open a terminal and type: uname - a <press enter> And that will show ya. |
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PCLinuxOS 32bit & 64bit; 3.2.17bfs kernel, KDE 4.8.3; nvidia 295.53, Athlon 64 X2 4200+; 4GB Ram; NVidia GeForce 8400GS 1GB; x.org 1.10.4 ; 500GB/320GB
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2010, 11:01:25 AM » |
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What is the difference? Does the bfs kernal fix something?
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2010, 11:07:32 AM » |
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Update...I just read about bfs schduling and will leave my kernel in place. Thanks for the replies. PCLOS working perfectly here on a dual-core Pentium 3.3 Ghz, 2GB ram, Geforce 8800GT, 10,000-rpm drive.
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2010, 11:08:56 AM » |
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What is the difference? Does the bfs kernal fix something?
Some people report that it speeds up there system. The .a64 kernel = for AMD CPUs The .pae kernel = if you have 4GB of ram memory it will see all of it (whereas the other kernels will only see approx between 3GB to 3.5GB) Note: if you do install a new kernel you have to reboot and that reboot can take a good few minutes as it needs to do its stuff first, but after that boot times should be back to normal |
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If you can keep you head while all around you are losing theirs, then you have misunderstood the situation.
PCLinuxOS 32bit & 64bit; 3.2.17bfs kernel, KDE 4.8.3; nvidia 295.53, Athlon 64 X2 4200+; 4GB Ram; NVidia GeForce 8400GS 1GB; x.org 1.10.4 ; 500GB/320GB
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2010, 11:33:11 AM » |
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I have an AMD Phenom II X3 processor with 4 gig ram. Would changing to either the .a64 or .pae kernel be recommended? Or is my processor still a little too new to benefit from the other kernels?
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2010, 12:38:23 PM » |
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I have an AMD Phenom II X3 processor with 4 gig ram. Would changing to either the .a64 or .pae kernel be recommended? Or is my processor still a little too new to benefit from the other kernels?
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Like Menotu posted above. If you want to see all your memory and not just 3.2 - 3.5 gig than use the .pae kernel. If that is not a big deal to you than use the .a64 kernel. No your processor in not too new to benefit from using either. |
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2010, 05:03:30 AM » |
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Are these releases the final 2010 iso or are they beta? I can't find any formal announcement.
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2010, 05:10:11 AM » |
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Are these releases the final 2010 iso or are they beta? I can't find any formal announcement.
Yup - they are final 2010 releases. No more big installs, we can all just "roll" along doing Synaptic updates |
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« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2010, 05:20:04 AM » |
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Thanks menotu.
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