[CentOS] which kernel do people use?

Johan Vermeulen jvermeulen at cawdekempen.be
Wed Oct 23 09:15:31 UTC 2013


Op 23-10-13 08:00, Ian Pilcher schreef:
> On 10/22/2013 09:44 PM, Keith Keller wrote:
>> I'm doing a very informal and unscientific poll: which kernel do you use
>> on your CentOS machines?  Not which version of the CentOS kernel, but
>> which repository.  Here are some examples I can think of off the top of
>> my head:
>>
>> ==CentOS stock
>> ==build own from CentOS SRPMs
>> ==kernel-ml (from ELRepo)
>> ==kernel-lt (from ELRepo)
>> ==OpenVZ kernel
>> ==build own from kernel.org
>> ==other?
> I have a two CentOS systems.
>
> * A fanless VIA C6 system which provides network and telephony services
>    on my home network.  I use the stock kernel on this system.
>
> * A Thecus N5550 NAS.  I use kernel-ml from ELRepo (along with a couple
>    of hardware-specific modules for GPIO & LED setup).  I use the "one-
>    shot" LED triggers for drive activity LEDs, and they weren't added
>    until sometime after kernel 3.0.
>
stock.
on some laptops fn-keys do not work  ------> that's no reason to deflect 
from default I think
on 3 laptops I have to use nomodeset
sometimes I have to replace the wireless cards, don't know if other 
kernels would remedy that.

Greetings, J.




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