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Which Gentoo kernel?
whammoed:
I am giving Gentoo linux a try. Which kernel should I install? This will be solely for MAME. Choices = gentoo-sources, valinlla-sources, development-sources or gentoo-dev-sources
thanks
tj:
Go with gentoo-sources, unless if you have gaming-sources available, it -might- be a better option. Not really sure if it helps with MAME though, plain only gentoo-sources should be fine.
whammoed:
Allrighty...thanks for the quick answer! :)
barvaz:
"gentoo-dev-sources" is kernel 2.6.x (gentoo-sources is still 2.4.x) that for whatever reason still labeled as "dev". At some point they will switch to the 2.6.x kernel and call it "gentoo-sources".
Personally, I'd go with the 2.6.x kernel - I noticed a really nice boost in performance when I switched from 2.4.x to 2.6.x and so far the new kernel seems very stable on my machine.
- barvaz
whammoed:
--- Quote from: barvaz on June 18, 2004, 07:02:07 pm ---
"gentoo-dev-sources" is kernel 2.6.x (gentoo-sources is still 2.4.x) that for whatever reason still labeled as "dev". At some point they will switch to the 2.6.x kernel and call it "gentoo-sources".
Personally, I'd go with the 2.6.x kernel - I noticed a really nice boost in performance when I switched from 2.4.x to 2.6.x and so far the new kernel seems very stable on my machine.
- barvaz
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What kind of system are you running?...I have P4 2.6 prescott w/ Intel d875 MB, 512 dual channel ddr, 160Gb WD SATA hard drive. I assume it probably supports the newer hardware like this better?