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hi,
I have a big problem with my machine. So, I change my old computer with a new one. Intel 865G chipset.. I have at home only old Mandrake 8.1 install, what is cca. 3 years old. The problem is: probably my ide channel is not supported, becouse the HDD operations are terrible slooow, the scrolling in MC too when HDD is working.
In hdparm => timing buffered disk reads is 2.84 MB/sec!!
I think the new kernel will resolve this problem. I have not installed development tools in my linux due small partition made for this OS. Please help me how to find and install the new compiled kernel for this old 8.1 Mandrake linux..
I am a newbie in linux...
XiaoKJ
06-14-2004, 08:11 AM
Why not just get MDK 10?
EDIT: your title is really sms language! :D And yeah, having MDK 8.1 is sure... I really recommend it as a new release will be better than just a new kernel.
And teaching a newbie on MDK to make a new kernel isn't ethical -- I can project the errors you will face.
But if you are bent on having just a new kernel you could ask again, we will guide you.
I already download the new kernel, and it is smaller than a whole new distribution. I have limited net access :(
I download the ftp://ftp.cvt.stuba.sk/u2/mandrake/updates/10.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.3.13mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
I hope this is the precompiled kernel file...
If it will not helps, I will reinstall the linux with the new 10 MDK but it is a challenge to learn something new :)
XiaoKJ
06-14-2004, 10:33 AM
Just install it with RPM.
I don't have a rpm based distro so I can't help you, but with man RPM you can pick the right options.
If I am not wrong, just plain
rpm file
will do it.
Then edit /etc/lilo.conf to add another entry for the new kernel. I think you should check out /boot to get the files. just copy the old kernel parameters and edit here and there. Make sure that both point to real files, and not links.
thank you, I will try it :)
mdwatts
06-14-2004, 12:10 PM
Have you first tried enabling dma for your HD? Are your HD's setup correctly in your system bios (UDMA/PIO)?
hdparm is a great tool for setting HD parameters.
The problem were the disk-driver module(?)... in the version 1.10 the new ide channels are not supported, I was try Knoppix with ide-driver 1.12 the buffer cache reads in hdparm was 552MB/sec and disk reads was 55MB/sec
With Suse 9.0 pro ide-driver 1.17 buffer cache reads was over 1000MB/sec disk reads was 57MB/sec.....
thank you all for help
I forgot about kernel update... the update was unsuccesfull becouse dependecies... I will reinstall the whole OS with a new version....