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Kernel 4.4

Posted: 14 Jan 2016, 09:24
by viking60
I checked out kernel 4.4 today on my old box.
System: MANJARO x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: ManjaroLinux 15.12 Capella
Machine: Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P6T DELUXE V2 v: Rev 1.xx Bios: American Megatrends v: 0610 date: 09/03/2009
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7 920 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
clock speeds: max: 2668 MHz 1: 1733 MHz 2: 1867 MHz 3: 1600 MHz 4: 1600 MHz 5: 1733 MHz 6: 1600 MHz
7: 1600 MHz 8: 1600 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GT200b [GeForce GTX 275]
Display Server: X.Org 1.17.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1920x1200@59.95hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 275/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.96
Audio: Card Intel 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.1.15-1-MANJARO
Network: Card: Marvell 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: sky2
IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 3000.6GB (59.5% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST31000528AS size: 1000.2GB
ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: 001 size: 2000.4GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 48G used: 21G (47%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
ID-2: /home size: 393G used: 375G (96%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
ID-3: swap-1 size: 0.02GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: 37.0C gpu: 43C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 1962 psu: 0 sys-1: 0 sys-2: 0 sys-3: 0
Info: Processes: 285 Uptime: 9:38 Memory: 2897.6/5962.8MB Client: Shell (zsh) inxi: 2.2.32

It was OK but when running the steam game Team Fortress 2; the game suddenly shut down during play. Other than that everything worked just fine.
This error is probably more of a Steam issue than a kernel issue but I wouldn't know so I went back to kernel 4.1 where everything works.

Re: Kernel 4.4

Posted: 18 Jan 2016, 15:03
by dedanna1029
4.4 doesn't seem quite "ready" yet to me...

Re: Kernel 4.4

Posted: 19 Jan 2016, 10:37
by viking60
Oh it was good enough. I guess it is depending on the hardware. Newer hardware will probably work better with it.

Re: Kernel 4.4

Posted: 19 Jan 2016, 23:03
by dedanna1029
We can see with mine I guess. lol.
Or, with a new Mac I'm getting to run Linux on...

Re: Kernel 4.4

Posted: 20 Jan 2016, 13:21
by viking60
Mac? Sounds good; they sure are lookers - but they cost way too much. And I have Steam running nicely on 4.4 here too now so that was hardly the Kernel.

Re: Kernel 4.4

Posted: 22 Jan 2016, 04:30
by dedanna1029
I like the idea of Linux running on a Mac.
At the same time, Macs as you say are so expensive, and the software for them is too, that it's like, why waste all that money you paid on the software? That's what we're doing when we put Linux on them.
On the other hand however, I despise Apple.