>On Tue, 07 Sep 1999, you wrote:
>> I am running mdk 6.0 and have updated my kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk. I want
>> to compile a more customized kernel so I went to download the source and
>> there are several rpms for the kernel. I know I need the source and headers
>> rpm but do I need the rest of them, like boot, smp, fb, ibcs and pcmcia. I
>> don't use pcmcia or smp but does the compile process need or expect them to
>> be there?
>Nope...shouldn't need anything but the plain headers and
>plain source RPMs. You might consider fb if you think your
>video card might take better advantage of it.... Also, my
>boss seems to think that something in PCMCIA helps PCI, so
>I usually add it in...shouldn't hurt anything. :-)
> John
I don't know what all the diiferent rpms are for besides the obvious ones.
What is the fb rpm for, what does it have to do with video cards? What are
the ibcs and boot ones for?
Aaron Winters, Electronic Imaging Manager.
Garner Printing, http://camalott.com/~garner
http://camalott.com/~kaw
