Thanks for the encouragement. It's amazing. An OS that can be customized by the user. Don't you love this? Roman Keith Robinson wrote: > > My own experience witrh (re)compiling the kernel is very positive. It has > taught me the most about my system and about Linux. > > Take your time. Read lots and read the HOWTOs from Linus and all as you go. If > you don't understand something as you work your way through it, hop on the Net > and find out. > > we are all terrified at first that we are gonna break the kernel. Bear in mind > that the kernel that is running the system you are working from is not the same > as the one you are compiling. So, If you break the one you are compiling you > still have your working system. > > Take your time. Allow several hours to work through it. When you are done you > will have the satisfaction of having built a totally customized operating > system just for your machine and for your needs. > > -- > Keith > > On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > > > Thanks Mark, > > > > The first time is always the scariest. > > > > Roman > > > > > > Mark Weaver wrote: > > > > > > Roman, > > > > > > There are probably 1-2 ways that I've seen to do this. I've found the best > > > and easiest ways are documented in the Kernel-HOWTO and the > > > Firewall-HOWTO...or was that the IP-chains-HOWTO...at any rate, check > > > out for sure the kernel HOWTO and take a look in both of the other > > > two. One of the other two give some great build commands for doing a > > > kernel. I don't mean to be confusing but I'm fairly certain it was the... > > > > > > Sorry about that. I just checked to make sure and you'll find the info you > > > need to do a kernel in the Kernel-HOWTO and the Firewall HOWTO. In the > > > firewall howto the section that you want to check out is section 6.1 > > > "Compiling a kernel" > > > > > > Good luck and may the force be with you! :) > > > > > > -- > > > Mark > > > > > > I love my Linux Box... > > > REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym. > > > Registered Linux user # 182496 > > > > > > On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Romanator wrote: > > > > > > > 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] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="bysh.vcf" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Description: Card for Romanator > ----------------------------------------
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