[SOLVED] 2010 upgrade kernel option

damgar · 11-05-2009, 06:51 PM

Hi to all,

I have been running 2009.1 installed from the One iso 32 bit, but used the repository to change the kernel to the server version (currently 2.6.29.6-server-2mnb) so that all 6 gigs of RAM are used............Is this an option with 2010 since it is using a much newer kernel version?

I'd like to try 2010 out, but I had a few issues with the 64 bit version of 2009.1 I don't feel like reliving just yet. I was just wondering if anyone out there had experience with this yet?

ernie · 11-06-2009, 05:22 AM

I am using Mandriva 2010.0 as I write this. So far it seems to be working fine here on my AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+, although YMMV. It has been my experience that hardware support improves with each new Mandriva release, so it is possible that any troubles you encountered with 2009.1 will have been resolved in 2010.0, but there are never any guarantees.

On my system I keep a partition for my system (/) - about 10GB, a swap partition - about 2GB, and a third partition for my user space (/home) which gets the remaining space on the drive. The reason I keep my user space on a separate partition is that when I install a new Mandriva release, my user account settings are preserved. I still have to configure system wide settings, and install any software packages I add to the default installation, but this is usually a trivial matter, taking only a few minutes because I keep a list in my user directory, but then again, I keep an activity log (a record of any software installation, updates, or removal as well as configuration changes) too so I can refer back if or when trouble crops up. Keeping the log takes a bit of getting used to, but after I got in the habit of keeping it up to date, it got easier to do, and when trouble happens, it is a real help.

HTH,

damgar · 11-06-2009, 07:34 AM

I use the same partitioning method with a second HDD as well for data. I know the data is fine as that HDD is actually ntfs created under windows and I have no problems, but would I run into trouble with /home having been created under 32 bit Mandriva should I choose to run the 64 bit from a clean install to the root partition?

ernie · 11-08-2009, 07:40 AM

Partitions are not platform dependent, so when you run the MDV installer, choose the install option (not the upgrade one). The installers default setting is to format your root (/) partition, but not your home (/home) partition. You can safely choose the "use existing partitions" option, and the installer will install Mandriva using your existing partitions. In my experience, in most cases, the installer finds the correct partitions with the correct mount points, but to be safe, the 2010 installer gives a graphic so you can confirm the detected arrangement.

HTH,

damgar · 11-08-2009, 02:14 PM

The answer is yes, there is a 2.6.31-server**** patched kernel available.

GlennsPref · 11-09-2009, 06:58 PM

Hi, 2010.0 also uses the ext4 filesystem by default.

You may realise a performance boost.

How do you log your rpm database, Ernie?

I do it manually after a large upgrade, sometimes once or twice a day. with this....

Code:

sudo rpm -qa | sort | less > /home/glenn/build/note-rpm-installed-list-`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H`.txt

This lists the packages alpha. and puts the date and hour on the file name, for convenience.

I successfully upgraded to 2010.0 yesterday.

No amarok, but I found rhythmbox works well.

I had to blacklist pc speaker again to get kde4-sys sounds.

Code:

glenn@GamesBox:~$ cat /etc/issue                                                 (10-11 10:59)
Mandriva Linux release 2010.0 (Official) for x86_64
Kernel 2.6.31-0.rc5.2mnb_GamesBox on a Dual-processor x86_64 / \l

regards Glenn

damgar · 11-09-2009, 09:48 PM

I chose the upgrade route and amarok 2.2 was installed, but my sound was fried. I think it might have been the xfi driver I had installed conflicting with 2.6.31's native support for the xfi. I didn't see it unloaded in the log like I did the proprietary nvidia driver. I'm not sure as I used a previous image to restore 2009.1 for the time being. The upgraded amarok did rewrite the collection database however, causing amarok 2.1 to refuse to start, so I wound up restoring /home as well because it was easier to get amarok working again that way. I might try a clean install when the weather goes south.

ernie · 11-10-2009, 06:55 AM

Glenn, I am an old timer (now 60 years young), and I hand write my activity log in a notebook (hard copy). Any time I install an application, I add an entry for it (along with where it came from) in the log, and strike through the entry if I remove it. When the update application pops up, I enter the listed package names in the log as updates. I do not bother recording the packages installed by default because these may change, but will usually be replaced automatically during the next installation. I keep a new note book for each release, and use the one from the previous release to help me remember which non-default packages I have added. I also keep dated notes on any configuration changes I make (along with the original / previous setting) to simplify fixing anything I 'break'. This may not be the best solution, but it is what works best for me

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GlennsPref · 11-10-2009, 04:57 PM

Thanks very much Ernie, I try to keep track too, in case I break something.

Quote:

I do it manually after a large upgrade, sometimes once or twice a day. with this....
Code:

sudo rpm -qa | sort | less > /home/glenn/build/note-rpm-installed-list-`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H`.txt

This lists the packages alpha. and puts the date and hour on the file name, for convenience.

Then I use kdiff3 to view the differences.

kdiff3 is a gui for patch/diff package.

I find it handy, although it includes all and sundry, packages installed.

Thanks again, Glenn

ps, sorry for the hijack of this thread.