From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3B071385FF for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:44:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 65DCD21C0A2; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:43:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.194]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B7BBF21C001 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:43:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus1) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MJRUR-1TvEun0CWR-0032OT; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:43:55 -0500 Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:43:53 -0600 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions Message-ID: <20130122184353.GG30998@server> References: <20130123185315.326a4056c697a9955a7fcf9c@web.de> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130123185315.326a4056c697a9955a7fcf9c@web.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:RhnvnJbby200DuZ+OGCIvhNBLqkbvFbqEKDcCHwyQ0O XyaIMvjO0hnR/zJ1ODV4GU0DjcGjRwAcz8TiapyKVHdhXfn8PT /uRCxuayh71llCrLiMzWdNlN0La9lNey4aipex8cH3ci9EsnF1 eIm65spNNUCtDsSxEu4CIToZxFVPPJGfwt/4xlcOoPz9/zX88l hMTgbBfbbshjSKBLehoPjIxzx8QsNowhqTvNpV1rEN+sT0GVVC zazgIEpIxbBD5ZhKwuGWTDaVRIVlt9UWxHTPH5E5f7NT7cfnwH cJeiRvy7jPjVIgKDuVM1dBIUoCLJ+f7YXDdf8gAe5+vXuVgx31 u7tokwaMc0n+U/M7/+uSIioRkLjkqMrCitHDXRWb9 X-Archives-Salt: 7b63f951-8074-4e26-bc8a-7c89b2dab197 X-Archives-Hash: e23fbf47b1d0889dc761b43e07352b51 On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:53:15PM +0100, Silvio Siefke wrote: > Hello, > > > i want ask some questions for the Kernel. > > How do I find dependencies of each option? > Are there patches for older computers? > > I use the good old Pentium 4 on the desktop and an atom on the laptop. > But I have often the problem when the computer has much to do, that the > system freeze. That's on the atom often so. The opera is my favorite > Browser, but often the call on a website and the result end in freeze. > What is really strange, when i run emerge --sync ; emerge -avuDN @world, > the Pentium 4 is faster as the Atom. Is that normal? > > > gentoo-desk src # uname -a > Linux gentoo-desk.silviosiefke.de 3.2.34 #1 SMP Mon Nov 19 14:23:14 CET 2012 > i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux > > siefke@gentoo-mobile : ~ $ uname -a > Linux gentoo-mobile 3.7.4 #1 SMP Wed Jan 23 07:01:32 CET 2013 i686 Intel(R) > Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux > > I has read in the Kernel Project of Gentoo something from ck-patchset. Is > that good for that problems which i have, or has read wrong? > > It were nice some can share the own expirence. The Kernel is so hard to > understand, when take off a option, other option run not. I really not > know what i need and what need. > > Hope can understand what i mean. Thank you for help. > > > Greetings > Silvio Please read "Linux Kernel in a Nutshell". You can: "emerge -av app-doc/linux-kernel-in-a-nutshell" and also read it online: http://www.kroah.com/lkn/ Cheers, Bruce -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ support@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting