Package: linux-image-2.6-686 Version: 2.6.26+17 Severity: important Standard debian kernel lack responsiveness for a desktop usage. - Kmail is unusable while checking new mails (in big dimap maildir) - OOcalc cannot scroll smoothly a page with many graphics from a big calc sheet - Firefox is soooooo sloooowwwww
This can be easyly fixed by changing 2 settings in kernels CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y CONFIG_HZ_1000=y CONFIG_HZ=1000 and for firefox, adding the one liner regression fix ofr 2.6.26: Caused by: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=18ce3751ccd488c78d3827e9f6bf54e6322676fb Fixed by: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=78f707bfc723552e8309b7c38a8d0cc51012e813 for example see the comments in http://lwn.net/Articles/325307/ Maybe debian need a 2.6-desktop kernel, and not only server tastes. With these 3 config change + patch, my desktop is usable again -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-al (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages linux-image-2.6-686 depends on: ii linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 2.6.26-13lenny2 Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron linux-image-2.6-686 recommends no packages. linux-image-2.6-686 suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
