Hi all
I am using older hardware (Lenovo 2011) with Manjaro because I am used to this laptop and I love it and still works fine, and I prefer it over my newer laptop (2021) which only collects dust on the shelve.
Now I read somewhere that newer kernels are not always preferred with older hardware.
It helps to have always 2 kernels (one of them LTS)
I am running kernel 6.6 LTS, should I revert back to kernel 5.15 LTS just to be safe?
But if they work without problems there is no reason to go back
Only to have a second kernel to boot if something goes wrong (with some kernel update) you could install 6.6 and 6.1 (both LTS)
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yeah I have 6.6 LTS and 5.15 LTS already installed
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And sometimes newer kernels have additional features.
So Kernel since 6.1 support faster btrfs send and receive, and kernel since 6.7 support better tree-checks with btrfs and a little improved speed.
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I am running Kernel 6.6 on a 12 year old i5 2500K without any problems.
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Yeah me too! i5-2520M CPU
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I have an Acer laptop from 2008 - Pentium T2330 / 1.6 GHz CPU; 2 GB RAM and an SSD instead of original 5400rpm HDD
Installed latest Manjaro Xfce ISO with kernel 6.6 and systemd-analyze reports:
Startup finished in 7.093s (kernel) + 11.695s (userspace) = 18.788s
graphical.target reached after 11.692s in userspace.
So there is still life in the old dog yet
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Your reference is out of context.
The correct context is hardware for which kernel modules has been removed.
If your system is able to function and provides a stable experience with the latest LTS there is no reason why you should use an older LTS.
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bedna
31 December 2023 14:19
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I just installed Manjaro xfce on a HP G62 laptop from 2010, kernel 66 worked perfectly.
If it works it works, but it is never a bad idea to have 2 kernels so in case the newest one does not work, you have an older one to fall back to if needed.
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Kernel 6.6 @ i980X from 2010 with KDE
Startup finished in 1.559s (kernel) + 2.663s (initrd) + 2.508s (userspace) = 6.732s
graphical.target reached after 2.348s in userspace.
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I use kernel version 5.4.
Higher versions cause me problems with virtualbox or with the video card.
I eventually found the right kernel for me, through a process of trial and error.
I had Manjaro running nicely on a 15 year old Gigabyte board. It (the mainboard) died, but the kernel was likely still perfectly fine.
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