[PlanetCCRMA] udpate: kernel packages for FC4 in the planetedge repository

[Jan Depner]

On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 18:47 -0800, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> Hi all... new experimental kernels just in time for the Holidays!
> 
> (whether it works in your case or not could mean a better or worse
> Holiday break, so best luck in your testing!)
> 
> THe usual caveat applies, if it is not broken don't fix it. If you are
> happy with the performance of your current FC4 kernel there's no need to
> upgrade!
> 
> These kernels are now available on the Fedora Core 4 PlanetEdge
> repository. For details on how to install them please see the online
> ChangeLog at:
> 
>   http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/changelog.html
> 
> 
> What's new, in short:
> - kernel 2.6.14-0.10.rrt:
>   based on 2.6.14 and Ingo's 2.6.14-rt22 realtime preemption patch
>   configured now with the PREEMPT_RT option (instead of the more
>   conservative PREEMPT_DESKTOP I had been using so far). Much better
>   latency behavior! (as usual only if it works on your hardware :-)
> - alsa 1.0.10 final
> - jackd 0.100.6-0.3.cvs. Includes a patch to not use the TSC by
>   default, TSC's don't work correctly on newer AMD dual core
>   processors and other cases (there is a new option in jackd to get the
>   old behavior back - details in the changelog). 
> 
> Feedback welcome[*]!


    Thanks Fernando, I've got it working on my new Athlon64 3700+.
Works like a champ.  Now all I need is the kernel source so I can build
my stinkin' NVIDIA video driver.  How do I get the sources?


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