--- Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Ritesh S spewed into the ether:
> > I then went on to try to install Lin 2.4.1
> Ok. Did you follow the kernel HOWTO properly?
>
> > I did a ./configure
> a ./configure for the kernel? You sure you are
> talking about the
> correct problem? Or did you do a make [*]config?
I am talking about the pppd daemon which needed to be
updated...... for lin 2.4.
>
> > Now i have major and minor number problem with all
> win
> > partitions and my cdrom........
> Did you compile in support for your filesystem
> types?
>
That problem started after I upgraded the mkinitrd
package
> > I did do a make modules and modules_installed.
>
YEs
> > I cannot access any win partition..... CD or the
> net
> > even from the kernel which came along with
> redhat....
> Did you modify LILO? Didn't you save your older
> kernel?
> Lots of details, please.
>
Yes but the major and minor problem are with both the
Kernels
> > Please tell me how should i have gone about
> installing
> > lin 2.4......... the step by step guide after
> > installing RH7 incase I format my disk............
> Try RH6.2, it will be easier on you.
> RH7.0 is seriously broken for C programs. They
> shipped with a snapshot
> gcc which has enhanced support for C++.
>
Thanks I did not know about this
> First download the kernel source
> #tar -zxvf (or -Ixvf for the .bz2 file) linux.*.
> #ln -s /path/to/untarred/linux /usr/src/linux
> #cd /usr/src/linux
> #make config (or menuconfig or make config)
> #vi Makefile
> Change gcc to kgcc.
> #make -j5 dep clean bzImage modules modules-install
> #cp arch/i/forget/this/path/bzImage /boot
> #cp `find . -iname System.map`
> /boot/system.map-version
> #mv /boot/system.map /boot/system.map-oldversion
> #ln -s /boot/system.map-version /boot/system.map
> #vi /etc/lilo.conf
> Add new entry here
> #/sbin/lilo
>
Ok did not do the system map linking what does it
do??
> > Also I cannot access lin 2.4 source I deleted it
> ...
> > the /usr/src/linux source gives errors when i
> attempt
> > to compile it......
> If you deleted the source, you will get errors.
I deleted the complete folder...... not part......
>
> > PS: I HAVE A CREATIVE VIBRA 128 WHICH SNDCONFIG
> SAYS
> > IT IS NOT SUPPORTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SB NOT
> > SUPPORTED?????????????/
> Don't shout. Are your modules compiled correctly?
> Did you compile SB
> support as a module?
The card was not supported right from the beginig ...
forget about lin 2.4 upgrade probs.......
>
> Devdas Bhagat
>
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