[jbernardo]

Any reason why the PPA doesn't have LPIA builds? Now so many of us have ION machines, a LPIA build would be welcome. 10% less power spent is still 10%.

[Evanrich]

any reason why the ppa doesn't have lpia builds? Now so many of us have ion machines, a lpia build would be welcome. 10% less power spent is still 10%.

lpia?

Edit: nevermind:

lpia stands for "low-power on Intel architecture"
from http://lwn.net/Articles/247003/


if i knew enough about linux, I'd try to compile my own kernel, stripped of every useless driver it had in it, leaving only requirements for ion / atom platform to run...this would yield the fastest system yet.

[jbernardo]

Low Power on Intel Architecture - according to some benchmarks, gives you 10% less power spenditure at the same speed. The code still runs on a i386, but when built with LPIA specific switches has a different execution order and uses a different set of instructions.

[jbernardo]

if i knew enough about linux, I'd try to compile my own kernel, stripped of every useless driver it had in it, leaving only requirements for ion / atom platform to run...this would yield the fastest system yet.

No, that would give you a faster boot. I used to do that for my aspire one, and might do it again, just because ubuntu doesn't build Memory Stick support. Removing the non-intel non-atom drivers usually cut the boot times in half, but didn't show a performance improvement, as the unused modules aren't wasting any cycles.

[theuni]

Bad timing for that I'm afraid: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu...00643.html

TheUni

[jbernardo]

Ok, time to switch dists. I was growing more and more frustrated with kubuntu, this might be the final drop for me. After a supposed focus on netbooks, removing one of the main advantages ubuntu had there seems a dumb idea.

Anyone know which dists have a LPIA arch?

[seal]

Hi, Ubuntu have this architecture:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases...e-lpia.iso

i will try in next few days

[jbernardo]

Hi, Ubuntu have this architecture:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases...e-lpia.iso

i will try in next few days

Read the thread from the beggining - Ubuntu abandonned this architecture, and there aren't XBMC packages for it.