-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yes, that is it. The command is make-kpkg. and the steps to compile a kernel the Debian way is: 1) make menuconfig 2) make-kpkg kernel_image --options-if-any
Do refer to the man pages of make-kpkg, kernel-img.conf and kernel-pkg.conf. HTH, rrs On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Rishabh Manocha wrote: > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:18:24 -0600 (CST) > From: Rishabh Manocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LIH]2.6 kernel Mouse interface? > > > > Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Are you using udev on your Debian Sid box ? If yes, changes need to be > > made. Whatever the case, the path you're providing for the mouse in your > > XF86Config-4 file, check the path and verify if the device file is > > present there or not. > I have checked /dev/input and mice,mouse0 and mouse1 all work.infact the > mouse series goes on till mouse5 or so. > > Kernel-Image: > > Running pre-packaged kernel images from Debian is definitely better than > > compiling your own, until you don't have a very good reason for why you > > want to compile your own kernel. For eg: there might be dudes interested > > in the bootsplash project (Well! I've heard very less about it on the > > list yet). For bootsplash to work you do need to patch your kernel > > because Debian source kernels aren't patched with it (AFAIK). > > I hope you re-compile your homemade kernel's the Debian way ! > ummmm...what is the debian way of recompiling?could you give me some > pointers or a linkI have looked all over google...and i havent manages to > find many other than one that asked me to make a .deb after doing a make > command and then install the .deb.is that the way u mean? > > The kernel panic errors can be for multiple reasons. If you are creating > > a kernel image without initrd support, REMEMBER to statically enable > > support for your IDE/SCSI disks into the kernel. There are more issues > > to be considered besides this. Better refer the Kernel-HOWTO and Google. > thanks. > --Rishabh > > > > HTH > > rrs > > > > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Rishabh Manocha wrote: > > > > > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:15:40 -0600 (CST) > > > From: Rishabh Manocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [LIH]2.6 kernel Mouse interface? > > > > > > hey guys, > > > i have recently installed 2.6.3.Everything works fine other than X.I had X > > > configured properly for 2.4.24 and it run beautifully.But when i boot up > > > in 2.6 and hit start X it error out saying it cant find device /dev/psaux. > > > so i read someplace that i shud change that line to /dev/input/mice.That > > > did not help either.I then changed it to /dev/input/mouse0 but to no > > > avail.The mouse protocol i have described in XF86Config-4 is imps2.It is a > > > regular serial mouse. > > > I am running Debian Sid and would really like it if someone could give me > > > a pointer as to how i can make this work.I really want to shift to 2.6 > > > As a sidenote could someone tell me if using the kernel-image from the > > > debian mirrors is a good idea?I have tried to compile 2.6.4(and 2.6.2) but > > > everytime i do so...i get a kernel panic error saying it cant mount root > > > FS and that i shud attach a root= boot option.I have an ext3 FS and i have > > > compiled in support for it in the Kernel.I was getting the same error when > > > i had an ext2 FS and this is why i upgraded to ext3. > > > well if someone could point me in the right direction...that'd be great. > > > thanks > > > --Rishabh > > > > > > -- > > > Rishabh Manocha > > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/rmanocha > > > **********Your Quote for the day********** > > > Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself. > > > -- Helen Rowland > > > ****************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > > > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > > > GenToo technologies. 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