Zen sources is a branch of “linux26 git sources” (the original linux sources)
It’s aim is to be “A stable and featurefull kernel patchset.”
as there is written on the official thread on “GENTOO FORUMS”
I use it in the last month and i have to say it’s very stable and fast thanks to his custom configuration panel in the “make (x)gconfig” window… Sometimes there are problems related to compilation process but i have to say that they’re soon fixed in the git repository after a few hours.
Some links:
GIT REPO
OFFICIAL THREAD
STABLE SNAPSHOT PATCHES
Installation on Archlinux:
1. Create a folder in the home called for example “kernel” (example)
2. Open terminal and enter this
git clone git://repo.or.cz/linux-2.6/zen–sources.git
3. Wait (it’s about 370 mbs)
4. Now create these 2 files in zen-sources folder or download them from here:
PKGBUILD kernel264.install
PKGBUILD
# BEGIN
pkgname=kernel264zen
basekernel=2.6.24zen
pkgver=2.6.24zen
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc=”The Linux Kernel and modules”
arch=(‘i686’)
url=”http://www.kernel.org”
depends=(‘module-init-tools’)
provides=(kernel264zen)
install=kernel264.install
build() {
# build!
cd ..
_kernver=”${basekernel}${CONFIG_LOCALVERSION}”
make || return 1
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/{lib/modules,boot}
make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$startdir/pkg modules_install || return 1
cp System.map $startdir/pkg/boot/System.map264zen
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage $startdir/pkg/boot/vmlinuz264zen
install -D -m644 .config $startdir/pkg/boot/kconfig264zen
# set correct depmod command for install
sed -i -e “s/KERNEL_VERSION=.*/KERNEL_VERSION=${_kernver}/g” $startdir/kernel264.install
}
#END
kernel264zen.install
# BEGIN
post_install () {
echo “>>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait …”
KERNEL_VERSION=2.6.24zen
/sbin/depmod -A -v $KERNEL_VERSION > /dev/null 2>&1
}
post_upgrade() {
echo “>>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait …”
KERNEL_VERSION=2.6.24zen
/sbin/depmod -A -v $KERNEL_VERSION > /dev/null 2>&1
}
op=$1
shift
$op $*
# END
5. Configure kernel with make gconfig (GNOME) or make xconfig (KDE) or make menuconfig (ALL)
6. type makepkg -i on a terminal opened in the zen folder
7. Wait
8. When it’s over type sudo pacman -Su kernel264zen-2.6.24zen-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz
9. Type ls /lib/modules
10. After that we have to create kernel264zen.img with mkinitcpio with this command:
sudo mkinitcpio -g /boot/kernel264zen.img -k (here we have to copy the folder’s name related to our kernel)
11. Add new kernel entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst (if you have grub)
12. Enjoy new zen kernel.
If you want to update it…
just type git pull in the terminal after changed directory to the zen’s one. and repeat points from 6.
Remember to reinstall video-card driver everytime you update kernel
(Update on furester advice)
Alternative ways:
If you don’t want to compile everytime your zen sources:
1. Yaourt
yaourt -S kernel26zen-git
2. Using a repository
And precisely… pierluigi’s one
- Add to your /etc/pacman.conf
[pierlo]
Server = http://pierlo.luckylinux.org/repo
- type pacman -Sy kernel26zen-git to install it
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