Linux Lite Kernel

[Valtam]

Thank you rokytnji, no problems I take it?

[rokytnji]

One little thing but I'll be damned if I know what causes it.
I had a 2gig plus soldered in is a 1 gig ram stick for a total of 3gigs.
My inxi ram readout, conky readout, and top show 875MB of ram.

So to be thorough  I yanked out the 2 gig stick and re-inserted the 1 gig stick. Just to test.

Code:

# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.4 present.

Handle 0x1000, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
        Location: System Board Or Motherboard
        Use: System Memory
        Error Correction Type: None
        Maximum Capacity: 8 GB
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x1100, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x1000
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Total Width: 64 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 1024 MB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Set: None
        Locator: DIMM_A
        Bank Locator: Not Specified
        Type: DDR3
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 800 MHz
        Manufacturer: 80CE000080CE
        Serial Number: 00000000
        Asset Tag: 01000000
        Part Number: M378B2873CZ0-CF7 

Handle 0x1101, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x1000
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Total Width: 64 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 1024 MB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Set: None
        Locator: DIMM_B

Bios sees all 2gig of ram. But Top, Conky and

Code:

$ free -m
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:           874        476        397         42         25        245
-/+ buffers/cache:        204        669
Swap:            0          0          0

I have not booted into the old kernel 3.13 to see if things/readings improve or what.
The netbook boots and runs like a raped ape though. The OCZ SSD has mad read/write speeds
though at

2. OCZ Deneva 2 SLC

Interface: SATA III 6Gbps
Available Capacities: 50GB – 200GB
Price: N/A
550MB/s read
530MB/s write
Random 4K Write: 80K IOPS

which might make up for the ram speed. I don't know though.
Kinda weird. The story of my life I guess.  8)

[rokytnji]

Yep, something got missed when compiling the kernel for ram recognition. Sorry I am the bearer of bad news. I will be uninstalling . 3.16 I guess. No sweat as I am a team member for AntiX and am used to testing new kernels for Anti.

Code:

harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$ free -m
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:          1968        836       1132         80         27        385
-/+ buffers/cache:        423       1545
Swap:            0          0          0
harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$ uname -a
Linux harry-Latitude-XT2 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:31:42 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

Edit: Kernel removed

Code:

harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$ sudo update-grub
[sudo] password for harry:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done

[sysdrum]

Tested 3.15 kernel on a desktop (Intel i5-4670K Intel HD Graphics 4600) works great so I have pushed it to my laptop(Intel Core i5-560M Intel HD Graphics). So far my laptop boots faster and work better.


I pushed the 3.16 kernel to the desktop (Intel i5-4670K Intel HD Graphics 4600) fails to boot. (grub does not see a kernel) oh well just a test machine. I will reload and try again.

[Valtam]

Thank you for continuing to test folks

[tompa]

Lost my wifi when tested (Aspire 5738ZG), any ideas why?

/tompa

[Valtam]

Lost my wifi when tested (Aspire 5738ZG), any ideas why?

/tompa

Drivers get removed in the kernel also.

[tompa]

Ok, thanks!

/tompa

[Valtam]

New 3.17 Linux Lite kernel is available for 32 & 64bit machines. As per usual, please read the warning below.

Look forward to your feedback

Open a terminal and do:

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-linuxlite-3.17.0 linux-image-linuxlite-3.17.0 -y

Ignore any errors in the terminal.

WARNING: This should NOT be tested on your everyday machine unless you know how to remove the kernel from a tty. If you have a spare pc or laptop lying around with ATI, nVidia or Intel graphics cards we really need your feedback and your results.

[rokytnji]

Quick Test and Feedback, Install went fine, Touchscreen accepts finger input without Pen (which I do not have anyways)
Sound, Wifi, touchpad and secondary trackpad inputs work OK. Graphics are OK. Here is pertinent info.

Code:

harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$ inxi -zv7
System:    Host: harry-Latitude-XT2 Kernel: 3.17.0-linuxlite i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.8.2)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.11.6 (Gtk 2.24.23) info: xfce4-panel dm: lightdm
           Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Latitude XT2 Chassis: type: 8
           Mobo: Dell model: 0HJ48R Bios: Dell v: A01 date: 05/07/2009
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo U9600 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 6379
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1601 MHz 2: 1601 MHz
Memory:    Using dmidecode: you must be root to run dmidecode
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:2a42
           Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:293e
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.17.0-linuxlite
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 2.3.2-k port: efe0
           bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10f5
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel WiFi Link 5100
           driver: iwlwifi v: in-tree: bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:4232
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           WAN IP: <filter> IF: eth0 ip: N/A ip-v6: N/A
           IF: wlan0 ip: <filter> ip-v6: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 180.0GB (16.1% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: D2CSTK181M11 size: 180.0GB serial: OCZ-OQ3UU619XQCH1EJ6
           Optical: No optical drives detected.
Partition: ID-1: / size: 8.6G used: 4.4G (55%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           label: N/A uuid: 99517a34-0f9f-42d4-af4c-82ae817fb057
           ID-2: /home size: 157G used: 23G (16%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           label: N/A uuid: 52dc4336-761c-4976-ac02-0851fa022abc
RAID:      System: supported: N/A
           No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
           Unused Devices: none
Unmounted: No unmounted partitions detected
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 32.5C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 175 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 160.0/5016.9MB
           Init: Upstart v: 1.12.1 runlevel: 2 default: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.111 running in x-terminal-emul) inxi: 2.2.1
harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$

I will be keeping this kernel on here for awhile since I see no show stopping issues like on previous kernel tests.
Looks like a winner Valtam. I will install and test on my Compaq CQ57 later to see if that hardware likes it also.