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Question #7

What are the risks in running the intrepid eeepc-lean kernel?

Answer:

There is a higher risk associated with running the eeepc-lean kernel.

This kernel is a stripped down version of the eeepc kernel where as a lot of the extra non-eeepc hardware support (ISDN, ATM, nVidia, etc) have been removed. Also, several drivers which were compiled in as modules under eeepc and generic are now compiled in-line on eeepc-lean. The end result is a (theoretically) faster kernel on bootup and in day-to-day use.

The eeepc-lean kernel should not be dropped onto any non-eeepc desktop or notebook. There's no guarantee that something that the non-eeepc hardware needs wasn't stripped out of eeepc-lean.

If you have a problem with the eeepc-lean kernel, it's always a good idea to validate your problem against the eeepc and generic kernels. Doing this can rule out whether or not your problem is local to the eeepc-lean custom kernel, or if its an issue with the generic generic (upstream) Ubuntu kernel.