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2016-03-02, 20:34
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What is best stable Linux Kernel for KodiBuntu/Chromebox?
Currently running 3.19
Thanks!
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Define "best", I suspect - how and why. Kernels typically introduce new features and/or driver support, but if you're not using those then there's little need to use anything other than the latest provided by the security repos IMO. I run my sever on 3.19 as that's what the LTS enablement stack on 14.04 is pushing out - but my clients are OpenElec, so they're on 4.something.
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I upgraded my KodiBuntu 14.04.3 base to 4.4.0 with good success on my ChromeBox. I was having a lot of freezing issues, and about every other boot/reboot something with the USB drivers would go screwy resulting in no mouse/keyboard/remote activity. I updated the kernel to 4.4 and haven't had a single problem since (except for the first boot there was a kernel panic, added acpi=off to GRUB just for the next boot, everything fine thereafter).
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Just out of interest, what problems are you getting on 3.19? I'm not aware of any on my Xubuntu box, so it's a genuine enquiry... I'm an "if it ain't broke" kind of guy when it comes to core system components...!
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Thanks, chaps. Not something that impacts me (for the moment), but it's interesting to know!