Kernel 4.5

[Paul Mansfield]

On 27 March 2016 at 12:53, Gee <groeg3 at web.de> wrote:
> Hi and thanks for the compiling work. I still don't have time to
> actually learn enough about compiling myself with all the additional
> patches etc, but at least I managed to finally get my basic Debian set
> up again on the Click Mini.

it's pretty easy, really. I'm not a true expert


do a git clone of the hadess wifi repo, or, a "git pull" whilst inside
the existing cloned repo

then download the linux-4.5.tar.xz, into /usr/src, then unpack with
"tar xJf linux-4.5.tar.xz"

go into linux-foo directory and do the patching like this

# for X in ../rtl8723bs/patches_4.5/*; do echo "==== $X ====" ; patch
-p1 < $X ; done

then build with


> Currently using your 4.4.4 kernel, which seems to work fine at the moment.
> In fact, I'm running it without any extra boot options (i.e. no
> intel_idle.max_cstate etc.) and it works ok for the moment. Will monitor
> the situation, of course, just had it running for about half an hour or so.
> In case that's relevant, currently I'm using the xfce version of
> sparkylinux. I will probably set up i3 later on, and might also try
> gnome to see if I get hangs then (or more hangs than on lighter window
> managers). Generally, gnome seems like a potentially nice choice for a
> touch device, but last time I tried it on the Click Mini it just felt
> pretty sloooow.
>
> I'd also love to try the new 4.5 kernel - is it possible that you have
> the older version of it online? I tried it and mouse/keyboard didn't
> work. Would be great if you could upload your recompiled version!
>
> Thanks a lot, I'm really thankful for the progress you guys are making!
> Hope I can contribute in some small ways as well some times.
>
>
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