$ uname -a
Linux lm 6.7.9 #2 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Mar 10 14:14:24 PDT 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

...can't do that with Windows!

(Built it with gcc- and g++-12)

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vallor wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

$ uname -a
Linux lm 6.7.9 #2 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Mar 10 14:14:24 PDT 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

...can't do that with Windows!

(Built it with gcc- and g++-12)

There's C++ in the kernel code now?

Anyway, on my old Ubuntu laptop:

Linux mlsasus 5.15.0-97-generic #107~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Feb 9 14:20:11
UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

No glitches with MIDI or audio in this generic colonel.

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On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:42:03 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

Anyway, on my old Ubuntu laptop:

Linux mlsasus 5.15.0-97-generic #107~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Feb 9
14:20:11 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

The Fedora box is up to 6.7.4-200 and the Ubuntu one is 6.5.0-21. Fedora updates the kernel frequently but I haven't noticed any difference. I
would have to dig up the change logs to see what they tinkered with.

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On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:12:12 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

The Fedora laptop is currently running on 6.7.7-200 kernel. (I'm typing
this on the laptop, but currently I'm logged into my main desktop
upstairs using No Machine.) When I login into Fedora it says when I have updates (notice appears on the top-right corner) so I just run 'sudo dnf update' — it works fine.

There is also 'sudo flatpak update'. 'sudo dnf upgrade' doesn't catch
those. I may have a newer kernel ready to go but I haven't rebooted for a month. I'm running the KDE spin so the notice is on the toolbar.

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On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:32:55 -0000 (UTC), RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
wrote in <usu5mn$1f5es$1@dont-email.me>:

On 2024-03-14, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:

On 2024-03-12, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:12:12 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

The Fedora laptop is currently running on 6.7.7-200 kernel. (I'm
typing this on the laptop, but currently I'm logged into my main
desktop upstairs using No Machine.) When I login into Fedora it says
when I have updates (notice appears on the top-right corner) so I
just run 'sudo dnf update' — it works fine.

There is also 'sudo flatpak update'. 'sudo dnf upgrade' doesn't catch
those. I may have a newer kernel ready to go but I haven't rebooted
for a month. I'm running the KDE spin so the notice is on the toolbar.

I had the notice on the panel also, but I didn't like it there, so I
got rid of it. I didn't know about the flatpak update command, so I
guess I need to run that as well tonight.

Now up to 6.7.9-200. No flatpak apps installed on this computer, though flatpak, itself, is installed.

It's only one version behind stable now:

$ uname -a
Linux lm 6.8.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Mar 11 11:08:43 PDT 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

(I built it Monday morning, but only booted it this morning. Had other
changes to the system that I wanted to make sure weren't affected
by changing kernels.)

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On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:32:55 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

Now up to 6.7.9-200. No flatpak apps installed on this computer, though flatpak, itself, is installed.

The ones I installed are Brave, DBeaver, Vim, and the Arduino IDE. The
rest are related to FreeDesktop. I'm not sure about FreeDesktop's role in
life but it may be related to running the KDE spin.

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On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:38:01 -0000 (UTC), vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
wrote in <ut01op$1qbd1$2@dont-email.me>:

$ uname -a
Linux lm 6.8.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Mar 11 11:08:43 PDT
2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ uname -a
Linux lm 6.8.2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Mar 27 22:48:22 PDT 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

When you build a kernel, it's possible that the dkms for the NVidia driver won't install the modules right away. I end up building them on the new kernel.

Before rebooting to the new kernel:

0) Make sure you have the NVidia installer already downloaded from https://nvidia.com . (Do this before booting your new kernel, unless
you like working with an X display where everything is the size of
a Picasso moon.)

After booting the new kernel:

1) Switch to a text vt (ctrl-alt-f1) and log in as "root".

2) Stop your display manager.
on Mint:
# service lightdm stop
This will also stop your X server.

3) Run the NVidia installer binary blob and follow the instructions.

4) If everything goes as planned, the new modules should be installed.
Activate by starting your display manager while simultaneously
logging-out:

# service lightdm start & exit

On Mint, this automatically switches to the X vt, where you can
log in as usual.

This is essentially the same procedure I had to go through when
I was running Fedora. If you try it, please let me know if it
worked or not.

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