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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] kernel-desktop
From:       Basil Chupin <blchupin () iinet ! net ! au>
Date:       2015-10-31 23:44:17
Message-ID: 56355251.1080604 () iinet ! net ! au
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On 27/10/15 22:28, Per Jessen wrote:
> Basil Chupin wrote:
>
>> On 27/10/15 05:18, Per Jessen wrote:
>>> Anton Aylward wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/26/2015 12:31 AM, David C. Rankin wrote:
>>>>> I also have my doubts about the 1000 -> 250 Hz change. I will know
>>>>> in time.
>>>> I wonder myself.
>>>>
>>>> In some cases I've noticed the cursor lagging.
>>>> Not in movement but in changing from the arrow to something else, or
>>>> the system not responding as fast as it used to when we had
>>>> "-desktop" when i click, for example, on the scroll-bar arrows.
>>>>
>>>> Here's another example.  As I compose this the cursor is a "dumbell
>>>> bar" as it is when over text, but I move it to the area above the
>>>> text for pull-down menus and there is a lag before it changes to an
>>>> arrow.
>>> I also have a nagging doubt - I haven't really spent enough time
>>> working
>>> on Leap, but it does seem "slower".  I haven't noticed anything in
>>> particular, except it seems to take longer for key-repeat to kick in.
>>> (might be hardware, it's a different box).
>>>
>>> I'm tempted to rebuild the kernel with the old -desktop settings and
>>> see if I can tell the difference.
>> I had the same idea but as I haven't compiled my own kernel for many
>> years I am reluctant to do so - even if I were to rely on my old
>> reference book because there have been so many changes which may
>> affect the compilation process. If you do compile your own kernel I
>> would appreciate if you would give me the clis to do this.
> It hasn't changed that much (depending on how far back we go) -
>
> install the kernel-source - zypper in kernel-source
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make oldconfig  (to get the current config from /proc/config.gz)
> make menuconfig (to make the changes you want)
> make
> make modules_install
> make install
>
> (update your bootloader).

Many thanks for this, Per.

But I have a question: what about the 8-char alpha-numeric extension 
that now comes with every kernel? Is it automatically picked up from the 
*-source?


BC


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