v5.10.2

ThdKernel stable release

Changelog

• Kernel upstreamed to 5.10.2.
• Removed unnecessary drivers.
• Changed governor to performance.
• Updated Realtek driver up-to version 2.14.
• Updated NVIDIA drivers.
• Performance fixes (you should notice the kernel now flies).

WARNING

• This is a major release (from v5.9.13 -> v5.10.2) - some features may dissapear and/or stop working! - use with caution. If you are a regular user (not a kernel module developer, for example), you *may* not have problems.
• Old NVIDIA driver (455.38 or lower) WON'T WORK - this new kernel release brings new features making it incompatible with older NVIDIA drivers - use driver 455.45 or higher to be able to use your graphics card (PPA "https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa" has the latest working drivers properly).
• This update also removes support for a lot of devices - if you see incompatibilities, please contact me with an issue or by mail: dev at javinator9889.com

Features

• Kernel made only for ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (N580GD).
• Reduced kernel size (minimum devices + usually used ones) [report non working devices at issues].
• Better performance both gaming and desktop (Intel P-State performance as default gov).
• Optimized for working with M.2 SSDs.
• Optimized for device hardware (Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GPU, WiFi card, ...).
• SecureBoot ready - download .der file and just enroll it!
• fsync patched kernel - lutris games may perform better!
• And *probrably* more

Installation

Just download both linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and install them in order with dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb

If you want additional kernel tools, download the linux-tools-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb file and install it!

v5.10.2-rc2

WARNING: this is an experimental release - use with caution

v5.9.13

ThdKernel stable release

Changelog

• Kernel upstreamed to 5.9.13.

Features

• Kernel made only for ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (N580GD).
• Reduced kernel size (minimum devices + usually used ones) [report non working devices at issues].
• Better performance both gaming and desktop (Intel P-State powersave as default gov).
• Optimized for working with M.2 SSDs.
• Optimized for device hardware (Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GPU, WiFi card, ...).
• SecureBoot ready - download .der file and just enroll it!
• fsync patched kernel - lutris games may perform better!
• And *probrably* more

Installation

Just download both linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and install them in order with dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb

v5.9.12-1

ThdKernel stable release

Changelog

• Using Intel P-State driver by default.
• Included kernel tools inside kernel image.
• Added support for VXLAN (specifically for Docker).

Features

• Kernel made only for ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (N580GD).
• Reduced kernel size (minimum devices + usually used ones) [report non working devices at issues].
• Better performance both gaming and desktop (Intel P-State powersave as default gov).
• Optimized for working with M.2 SSDs.
• Optimized for device hardware (Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GPU, WiFi card, ...).
• SecureBoot ready - download .der file and just enroll it!
• fsync patched kernel - lutris games may perform better!
• And *probrably* more

Installation

Just download both linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and install them in order with dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb

v5.9.12-1-rc1

Kernel v5.9.12-1 release candidate

Changelog

• Using Intel P-State driver by default.
• Included kernel tools inside kernel image.
• Added support for VXLAN (specifically for Docker)

v5.9.12

ThdKernel stable release

Changelog

• Kernel upstreamed to 5.9.12.

Features

• Kernel made only for ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (N580GD).
• Reduced kernel size (minimum devices + usually used ones) [report non working devices at issues].
• Better performance both gaming and desktop (Intel P-State powersave as default gov).
• Optimized for working with M.2 SSDs.
• Optimized for device hardware (Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GPU, WiFi card, ...).
• SecureBoot ready - download .der file and just enroll it!
• fsync patched kernel - lutris games may perform better!
• And *probrably* more

Installation

Just download both linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and install them in order with dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb

v5.9.11

ThdKernel stable release

Changelog

• Kernel upstreamed to 5.9.11.
• Changed default governor to Intel P-State powersave (recommended for laptops).
• Optimized KVM (hypervisor).

Features

• Kernel made only for ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (N580GD).
• Reduced kernel size (minimum devices + usually used ones) [report non working devices at issues].
• Better performance both gaming and desktop (Intel P-State powersave as default gov).
• Optimized for working with M.2 SSDs.
• Optimized for device hardware (Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GPU, WiFi card, ...).
• SecureBoot ready - download .der file and just enroll it!
• fsync patched kernel - lutris games may perform better!
• And *probrably* more

Installation

Just download both linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and install them in order with dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb

v5.9.9

ThdKernel stable release

Changelog

• Kernel upstreamed to 5.9.9

Features

• Kernel made only for ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (N580GD).
• Reduced kernel size (minimum devices + usually used ones) [report non working devices at issues].
• Better performance both gaming and desktop (schedutil as default gov).
• Optimized for working with M.2 SSDs.
• Optimized for device hardware (Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GPU, WiFi card, ...).
• SecureBoot ready - download .der file and just enroll it!
• fsync patched kernel - lutris games may perform better!
• And *probrably* more

Installation

Just download both linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and install them in order with dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb

v5.9.9-rc1

Changelog

Whatever changed in version 5.9.9

v5.9.8

ThdKernel stable release

Changelog

• Kernel upstreamed to 5.9.8
• BT is now working.
• Updated futex configuration (kernel has FSync capabilities).
• NVIDIA drivers updated.
• Fixed error with AutoFS4.
• Fixed device freeze.
• Made image SecureBoot ready.

Features

• Kernel made only for ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (N580GD).
• Reduced kernel size (minimum devices + usually used ones) [report non working devices at issues].
• Better performance both gaming and desktop (schedutil as default gov).
• Optimized for working with M.2 SSDs.
• Optimized for device hardware (Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GPU, WiFi card, ...).
• SecureBoot ready - download .der file and just enroll it!
• fsync patched kernel - lutris games may perform better!
• And *probrably* more

Installation

Just download both linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb and install them in order with dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-<RELEASE>-thdkernel*.deb