That is exceptionally helpful. More than I could've asked for. Really, thank you, Ken.
I hope I didn't top-post. Very good info. I feel encouraged now. Jrs On Aug 13, 2015 6:44 AM, "Ken Moffat" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:28:46PM -0400, James Stortz wrote: > > Ah! Thank you. > > > > I know very little about the kernel. > > > > I assume that I could customize the kernel, but is there any other method > > to control the specific drivers/etc included? > > > > Well, in lfs we recommend building your own kernel and slimming down > the config until you have one that works for you. So, no. > > > I'd like to do without with apple's "magic mouse" > > > > James > > > > I've no idea what the magic mouse is (my memory of apple is that > they only had one button on the mouse: that is probably before your > time - I'm talking ppc here). > > But perhaps there is some command-line option to control it. Modern > (EFI) macs are outside my experience: if you have not yet built your > own kernel then probably best to ask on a more-specific list. > Normally I would reconnend building your own kernel (and keeping the > existing kernel until the new one works acceptably), but I still > remember reports that EFI can be difficult = sonsult the LFS/BLFS > archives for the last year, e.g. > > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-support/2014-September/047758.html > > Ah, looks like Dan produced the hint: > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/lfs-uefi.txt > > There was also a post from somebody on -dev with a very different > view, perhaps maybe a th the beginning of this year, but my > google-fu is not adequate to find his posts. > > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Ken Moffat <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > And on the LFS lists we do NOT like people who top-post :) > > ĸen > -- > This one goes up to eleven: but only on a clear day, with the wind in > the right direction. > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-chat > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
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