2.6.17-rc3-no1 "The kernel from Mars!"
What is it?
No-sources is a patch-set for the Linux kernel. It is mainly designed for the best performance possible, yet also includes more features than the standard kernel. This patchset is completely -mm based, though includes some nice -ck patches, and nosched-selection. If you want performance out of the Linux Kernel, look no further.

This Release Specific
New release based on 2.6.17-rc3-mm1, includes nosched-selection.

Standard Testing
This kernel passed all the each-release testing (make allmodconfig; make)

Splashutils Overlay
You will need the following overlay to use splashutils with this kernel.
(It worked for 2.6.16, haven't tested with 2.6.17*, lets hope it works)

http://no.oldos.org/files/splashutils-overlay.tar.bz2
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SUPPORT
IRC: #no-sources (at FreeNode)
Otherwise, post in this thread
Please do not bug the Gentoo developers with any problems from no-sources! cheater-conrad/joecool would much rather hear the problem ;)
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[ CPU Scheduler]
The nosched-selection patch replaces Plugsched in this release and supports using either Staircase or Ingosched (latest from -mm), selectable via General Setup -> CPU Scheduler Selection
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Patches:
NOTES (Detailed patch list): http://no.oldos.org/files/2.6.17-rc3-no1/Notes.txt

Scheduler Patches

nosched-selection-2.6.17-rc1-no4 | Kconfig selectable CPU Schedulers.

Con Kolivas' Patches

hz-default_values
hz-no_default_250

L-7 Filter Support

netfilter-later7-2.1 | Layer7 Support for Netfilter.

Real-time Linux Security Module

realtime-lsm | Support for the Real-time Linux Security Module.

Selectable extended CPU support

cpu-support | Allows selectable extended CPU support, the below patches improve/fix problems with this.
movsl-mask
mtrr-cpusupport

Spock

fbsplash-0.9.2-r5-2.6.16 | Support for the framebuffer splash (gensplash).
vesafb-tng-1.0-rc1-r3-2.6.16 | Alternative to vesafb.

File Systems

squashfs-3.0 | Support for SquashFS.

No-Sources Patches

config-nr-tty-devices-r1 | Configure the number of tty devices in the Kconfig, revision by predatorfreak.
no-tag | Label the no-sources kernel for the latest version.
cpufreq-kconfig-fix.diff | Fix the CPUFreq Kconfig.

Linux-PHC (Formerly bdz undervolt/dothan Speedstep)

Linux-PHC-2.6.17-rc1-mm3.diff | Enhanced Speedstep patch for underclocking/undervolting Pentium-M CPUs.

Other Patches

usb-mouse-polling | USB Mouse polling hack.
ibm-fancontrol | Allows you to control the fan speed on the IBM ThinkPad.
usbxchange5 | Support for loading firmware onto the USBXchange/USB2Xchange USB to SCSI converter.

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DOWNLOADS:

EBUILD
PATCH
DETAILED PATCHLIST
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MINI-HOWTO

GENTOO:
nano /etc/make.conf
<set PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage", in make.conf, unless already set>
wget http://no.oldos.org/files/2.6.17-rc3-no1/no-sources-2.6.17_rc3-r1.ebuild
mkdir -p /usr/local/portage/sys-kernel/no-sources
mv no-sources-2.6.17_rc3-r1.ebuild /usr/local/portage/sys-kernel/no-sources/
emerge --digest no-sources

OTHER DISTROS:
cd /usr/src
rm linux
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.16.tar.bz2
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-2.6.17-rc3.bz2
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.17-rc3/2.6.17-rc3-mm1/2.6.17-rc3-mm1.bz2
wget http://no.oldos.org/files/2.6.17-rc3-no1/2.6.17-rc3-no1.bz2
tar jxvf linux-2.6.16.tar.bz2
mv linux-2.6.16 linux-2.6.17-rc3-no1
ln -s linux-2.6.17-rc3-no1 linux
cd linux
bzcat /usr/src/2.6.17-rc3.bz2 | patch -p1
bzcat /usr/src/2.6.17-rc3-mm1.bz2 | patch -p1
bzcat /usr/src/2.6.17-rc3-no1.bz2 | patch -p1