Excluding kernel didn't work still wants to update!

[Micro]

Good to hear. I'd have to say the kernel will help utilization, but more noticible yeilds would lye heavily on the hardware and filesystem, as far as your desktop experience goes on a usb device. You might want to conside a filesystem that performs better on sequential files. Like a version of ReiserFS if your up to it. Then maybe ext4 or XFS for a /home/BBOSAK2143/media directory in where you'ld save movies and such. Of couse, if you have the space. I use a Corsair GTR 32 bg usb running Ultimate Edition 2.9. It's pretty damn snappy. Ok I'm done babbling. One thing left if you want. Creating a Menu Item. You can follow my instructions here http://forumubuntusoftware.info/viewtopic.php?p=73527#p73528 and if you have any questions, we are here to assist...

[BBOSAK2143]

Using a cheap 8gig PNY! Would be a dream to have a larger one as yours!!!! Am really liking this exton kernel as have learned very very much from it! The person that compiled it must be very intelligent! Have discovered the "radeon" files that the kernel said were missing have a huge bearing on the effects of compiz even on the 3.2 kernel. For experiment 5 on this usb, I have just added files:
ARUBA_me.bin
ARUBA_pfp.bin
ARUBA_rlc.bin
PITCAIRN_ce.bin
PITCAIRN_mc.bin
PITCAIRN_me.bin
PITCAIRN_pfp.bin
PITCAIRN_rlc.bin
TAHITI_ce.bin
TAHITI_mc.bin
TAHITI_pfp.bin
TAHITI_rlc.bin
VERDE_ce.bin
VERDE_mc.bin
VERDE_me.bin
VERDE_pfp.bin
VERDE_rlc.bin

Download page is listed in the how to article I wrote with the kernel!Am please to announce the bearing on compiz and unity with these files added(Radeon users only) seems to completely fix the errors of taskbars not appearing, and sets things in a uniform motion when Gnome Desktop loads! Yes am going through a lot of experimentation with this USB Flashdrive OS and will probably make tons more errors, but those lead to decent discoveries as listed above! Files listed above need to be added to lib/firmware/radeon. Also found error in usr/share/themes/Ultimate 3.5/gtk2.0/apps/firefox.rc. Points to some image files that aren't there! Am sure can fix it pretty quick! Currenty writing from the flashdrive which is working quite well on the 3.2 kernel. Am still going to try for 3.7 again, when I get the last error listed corrected. The significance of this would provide for users being able to install Ultimate 3.5 with the 3.7 kernel, plus the added advantage of having the flashdrive to use on the go! Will eventually check into the idea you have listed also, but is fun trying this! Am learning quite a bit off of it! As always thanks for your help and also hope some of these discoveries I make help others!!!

[pam]

kernel 3.7.1 is released and touted as 'stable'.
You will lots and even more than most.....compiling kernels, patching in drivers etc..
But i reckon dont bother yourself with mainline kernels and stick with the stable ones...
IF you do get mainline working..... well technically its really not and will break the moment you cause a tectonic shift by compiling stuff and patching in drivers....these kernels just hate that!!!! ...its a different situation if you are master in c programming and 'love' to use gdb at the terminal.
Tinker around with the stable ones.............compile 3.7.1 with Ultimate Edition and if things 'work' out chances are it might just run better than most
of the others.
Open source radeon drivers have come a long ........and have a long way to go before it can be used.....they are very useful for ULP radeon embedded cards, large terminals at factories implementing the same and kiosks.......basically places where you require everything to be stable and working.
fglrx with the proprietary amd drivers are highly recommended.
i dont know if you use the drivers from amd.com website or the open source.....but the open source drivers are highly purpose bound and wont work well with compiz.

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[BBOSAK2143]

Great advice Pam!!! Yes am no C+ programmer and kind of fiddling with things with the end result being that I learn some things! Thought was cool to find those files for radeon so all users can benefit! They are from 2011 and 2010, probably ones that are for older graphics as mine! I had no idea the effect was that large! When the desktop was coming up in Gnome was not as graceful as it is now. Was very choppy! So figured as there are other users that might have the same old stuff as I do, might just help them and with their present kernel 3.2. Personally, am kind of tinkering with "an off the wall" idea of updating an OS to a present kernel. Is not the natural way to do it!!! If it works is possible to help developers save time! Am really appreciating the input big big time!!! Is helping me learn other things as I am studying present things am working on! Is why I love it so much here!!! Is also why I am desperate to give something back to an OS and community that has been so great to me!!!! Have to ask as am curious about yours and Micro's. Am assuming you loaded the entire OS on in the Reiser format correct? I know 3.5 looks for something around 14gigs if I remember correctly. Of course, I did forget about trying the Reiser format! Do make some dumb moves, here and there!!!! Hopefully can come up with some extra bucks soon, get another one and go that route for my own. Absolutely love the input, please never stop gets me thinking correctly!!!!