Talk:How to: use custom Eee Linux kernel

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Anyone have any thoughts on getting the eee module to compile with this kernel? I like the new kernel as suspend / hibernate seem to work correctly but I seem to have lost the ability to get to 900 Mhz. any thouhgts? p.s. thanks for the site

Pleasure!

Here's eee.ko version 0.2 for those who had troubles compiling it themselves.


Here's a link to the compiled module (sorry it's rapidshare, I didn't know of a better place to  put it.  Feel free to redistribute if desired)
http://rapidshare.com/files/93248273/eeepc-eee.ko_v.2-kernel-2.6.24.tar.gz.html
do the following:
cd  /lib/modules/2.6.24-2-generic/
sudo tar zxvf /home/<username>/eeepc-eee.ko_v.2-kernel-2.6.24.tar.gz
sudo depmod -a


also don't forget when you modprobe you MUST
modprobe i2c-i801
modprobe eee
or else you will get a segfault and have to reboot before you can try again (you can't rmmod or modprobe -r after u get the segfault)

--Ramvi 09:47, 25 February 2008 (CET)

[edit] How does this work toghether with "ubuntu-eee Script"???

>>> SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN IF THIS MANUAL IS SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH THE UBUNTU-EEE SCRIPT THINGY OR HOW IT IS INTERFERING WITH IT. Since there are several "Add-On Manuals" how to enable wifi and update drivers. So how does this manual fit with the others ? Please Report in. THANKS! --Axel1973 12:42, 25 March 2008 (CET)<<<

Personally, I ran the initial install from CD, then I installed the script. Once I got everything up and running, I researched this custom kernel to decide whether I should install it. You simply follow the instructions as shown and if everything was working for you before you install the custom kernel, it will likely all be working once you follow these instructions. However, unless you need one of the pros listed, you could just as easily stay on the stock kernel with the script.

If I were rebuilding my Eee, I wouldn't use this kernel, since it locks you into a specific kernel version - you have to ignore kernel updates from Ubuntu repos, which is a pain. Unless you really know your way around the internals of Ubuntu, of course - which I mostly don't, at least not at this level. --Scaine 00:16, 26 March 2008 (CET)

[edit] Olden kernels

I don't know, but for me these kernels aren't working... As in, I had troubles booting, madwifi would not compile for some reason.

Another mighty strange thing is that I manage to boot with custom kernel only once -- then I keep on getting VFS errors and root partition would not mount.

It'd be nice to get a seriously pared down kernel (with a whole bunch of unnecessary module craft removed, freeing up precious space), though...

--Ceesaxp 20:12, 6 April 2008 (CEST)

[edit] Frequency Scaling Error Message

I did all of this. Now I get an error on every boot. "CPU frequency scaling unsupported" It's funny, because I can scale (Fn + F6) just fine. This message is going to bug the crap outa me. Can someone help?