latest benh kernel on powerbooks [was Re: CUPS errors]

[David Dahl]

When I used to run Mandrake PPC i started using ben's kernel, and I found that it greatly improved stability, especially when my Powerbook G4/400 was new.
I havent tested Firewire yet, I will with a new drive I want to format next week. I hope it works.
I have not tested the modem yet, but I did compile in Airport card support, which I will finally be getting soon.
The only "special tweaking" was using the following web site instructions:

http://www.imaclinux.com/plain_page.php?caller=imaclinux.php3+record=46

YES! sleep works great! I didnt even test it  until now.
Cool.
Sound works just fine, I listen to XMMS all day long  (streaming).

get the source over rsync, and follow the instructions on imaclinux.com and you'll be fine.

David

PS:  if there are issues and you know about them with YDL, please comment.

On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 16:36:48 +0200
Carsten Milling <cmil@hashtable.de> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 08:01:04AM -0500, David Dahl wrote:
> ...
> 
> > And, now my machine is even more responsive and zippy than before.
> > I reccommend that all powerbook owners rebuild thier kernel, it
> > really speeds things up...
> 
> Sounds interesting. Till now I hesitated to try this because, from
> what I read on this list, it seemed to me that some things that work
> with the stock YDL kernel may not with benh's. So I would be
> interested to hear on what PB (G4?, which type?) you run your kernel
> and, above all, if sleep works with it. What about sound, firewire,
> modem, ...? Any special tweaking necessary? Thanks in advance,
> 
> Carsten
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