Ed Cogburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: EC> I'm interested in trying the latest kernel 2.1.105, but in the EC> docs it has a list of required programs that you need to use it. EC> Of that list, I am missing 4 of them. EC> PROCINFO EC> AUTOFS EC> NCPFS EC> PCMCMIA-CS EC> EC> The last two, I know I can do without as I'm not using that kind EC> of hardware, but the first two I'm not sure about. What packages EC> (deb or tar) do these utils come in, and where can I find them?
Neither procinfo nor autofs are strictly required. (procinfo gives a summary of various system statistics, autofs is a filesystem automounter.) procinfo lives in the sysutils package; autofs is in the autofs package. EC> Finally, are there any Warnings or FYI's I should know about EC> before trying this kernel? I understand that with the 2.1.xx EC> kernels there is no need for kerneld. If I'm right, is there a EC> 'proper' way of disabling kerneld besides hacking EC> '/etc/init.d/kerneld'? The version of /etc/init.d/kerneld with the frozen distribution deals appropriately with kernels that don't need a running kerneld. It's a good idea to add a cron entry to unload unneeded modules; see kmod.txt in the kernel source for information. If you're upgrading from 2.0.x to 2.1.x, watch out for the printer devices; what used to be lp1 is now lp0, so you'll need to change your printcap file. The structure of the sound driver also noticably changed. That's the major things I can think of... -- _____________________________ / \ "Dad was reading a book called | David Maze | _Schroedinger's Kittens_. Asexual | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | reproduction? Only one cat is in the box." | http://donut.mit.edu/dmaze/ | -- Abra Mitchell \_____________________________/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
