Hi Mark, Sorry, I just caught the end of the thread on compiling a new kernel. I was hoping to integrate the NVIDIA graphics cards along with 3COM905c series Etherlink drivers but I have to compile the kernel in order for them to be incorporated. What were the 'make' commands for compiling a new kernel. Roman Registered Linux User #179293 Mark Weaver wrote: > > I know what you mean. The real fun part is when something goes wrong and > you have to figure out what it is and how to fix it. I've done that > serveral times. One time I had the kernel about where you're descibing and > I was going after that last 1%. Well, :) , When I rebooted after > "thinking" I had gotten that last bit I got a kernel panic and things went > south real fast from there. It took me about two hours to get it un-hosed > from there, but I got it. That's when I learned about how you can over-lay > an installation of Linux over top of the older one. As long as they're the > same version "usually" only the system files get over-written. It worked > quite nicely for me and saved my bacon! > > I'm much more careful these days when I do anything with the kernel. I > make sure I back things up like the old kernel and it's support files and > what-nots. That makes installing the "old" kernel much less painless if > the need arises. > > -- > Mark > > I love my Linux Box... > REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym. > Registered Linux user # 182496 > > On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, excalibur wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Thanks Mark, I took a shot at it and did fairly well, actually. I used the > > online documentation. My results were 99% perfect, I'd say. Gotta go back for > > that remaining 1%. I was impressed with the process enough that I thnk I'll > > stick with this and take it further. I used to say of that other OS, > > "##@?!! If I could only get into the guts of this I would...." Well, here > > it is. An Os where I can do that. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark Weaver wrote: > > > > > Have you looked at the HOWTO's that are located in > > > "/usr/doc/HOWTO/HTML/en/index.html" > > > > > > There is a kernel HOWTO located there that pretty much explains how it's > > > done and what all you'll need to do it. > > > > > > -- > > > Mark > > > > > > I love my Linux Box... > > > REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym. > > > Registered Linux user # 182496 > > > > > > On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, excalibur wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I've been using Linux Mandrake for about a month and a half and it's > > > > great, though I've much > > > > to learn of it. Does anyone know of a website with a good how-to on > > > > compiling the kernel or even a good book that would cover the topic? I'd > > > > greatly appreciate it. > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > >
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