James wrote: > On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 18:02:24 +0100 > "H.McM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>The only other suggestion I have is to try the 2.4.8-34 kernel from the >> > Mandrake 81 update directory. That fixed a parallel port issue with me, > but not much else besides. > >>Or is that the one you are running? Out of the box MDK comes with... >> > ummm 2.4.8-something-less-than-34. > >>If all else fails, try inserting a toasted cheese sandwich into drive A. >> > > Tried that once.... my printer just printed out a picture of a large, > bald, sweaty guy dancing on a stage. > > James > > >>Helen >> >> >> >>>I'm still in kernel hell. The stock 2.4.8 (8.1) >>>kernel doesn't work for me. The pcmcia is screwed (It >>>doesn't properly deal with my old, reliable 3Com 589 >>>pcmcia card) and sound is dead...hence trying to build >>>a functional kernel. I HAD a perfectly fine 2.4.13 >>>kernel for a while but then accidently trashed my >>>system and had to reinstall. Since then, I'm in hell. >>> >>> To answer your question, the 2.4.17.8 kernel didn't >>>work any better than 17.7 did for me. I have NEVER >>>had this kind of trouble with building kernels before. >>> I've built dozens before this. >>> >>> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
When you rebuilt your kernel to the 2.4.17 from source, did you read in the source tree "Documentation/Changes", first? These tell you the minimum install of packages that are necessary for your kernel to function properly. Like binutils, reiserfsprogs, iptables, iproute2, and etc. This helped me alot. Hopefully, it will do the same for you. altoine
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