Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
nice
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
thanks. menuconfig worked all the time, but it hurt my eyes :p anyway I got it to work by simply copying all the error text and paste in the duckduckgo search. which handed me two results, of which the first link (if I remember correctly) was a website called something-something-bin. And there it was all along. I would like to take this opportunity to pardon that I didn't copy the error text and paste it in the duckduckgo search before opening the post. Also thank you for the guidance.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
Also, I provide the configs I use in a git repository. https://jxself.org/git/?p=kernel-configs.git It could be useful as a starting point or whatever.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
Well that brings me to the question: How the hell do I install the xconfig Qt thing? :p
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
How the h*** do I install GTK+? " grevengull@GG-MB-P-9:~/kernel_compiling/linux-4.14.13$ make gconfig * * Unable to find the GTK+ installation. Please make sure that * the GTK+ 2.0 development package is correctly installed... * You need gtk+-2.0, glib-2.0 and libglade-2.0. * make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'scripts/kconfig/.tmp_gtkcheck', needed by 'scripts/kconfig/gconf.o'. Stop. Makefile:543: recipe for target 'gconfig' failed make: *** [gconfig] Error 2 grevengull@GG-MB-P-9:~/kernel_compiling/linux-4.14.13$ I can't find them in the repo and the GTK+ website's explanation is totally greek to me: https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-building.html
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
I see, thanks! :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
> Compiling Linux-libre is easy... but configuring it is not what's what? > always keep a functional kernel installed since the one you build yourself may not boot if you forgot to include essential modules for your hardware! A little bit down in the https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/compiling-gnu-linux-libre-kernel they advice you to "Perhaps start with copying the config of the current kernel you're running. make oldconfig " Is that it?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
> ...or wait a minute.. is that risky in these Intel ME times? Intel ME has nothing to do with it as it is basically a separate system inside the CPU with its own memory etc. Of course it is possible for Intel ME to read/modify/transmit every bit of information on your system without even asking/informing you. Theoretically it is possible that Intel ME can also insert malware during your kernel compilation (or after it) but - theoretically. The best thing you can do is to disable Intel ME on your system (be careful, read everything): https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner Unfortunately that won't free you from proprietary BIOS or from any other firmware which may be running in device chips. There is no absolutely free/libre system. At least I don't know of any.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel risky?
Okay so I posted a post again without doing proper thinking on before-hand. It seems I can follow the instructions in "compiling a GNU Linux-libre kernel" to compile my own kernel AND use the latest 4.14.13 kernel :)
