Harald Sundt wrote:
>
> I will recieve SuSE Linux 6.0 Tuesday. I will install cleanly, using YAST,
> and retaining nothing of previous installation? Why? Because I never got
> pppd not to drop the connection, and installing DEMO OSS found it had
> expired already.
>
After you finish with the setup:
Make /user/sbin/pppd as suid.
Remove the line that starts with "Lock" and the one that starts with
"-XIP..." from /etc/ppp/options (or empty that file out).
Does your ISP use PAP? Check to be sure.
> I run a Gateway 2500 "SOLO" laptop.
>
> My questions are these basic four:
>
> #1.) Is the "new" kernel some where as a binary I just download and replace
> in a directory for another...what are the steps for this?
I'm a newbie also, and if I am wrong someone will correct me, but, all
kernals are binary. A kernel doesn't exist until a source is compiled
to produce it. That compile will link in shared libaries, header files,
etc., that are part of the distribution. The compile process can be
adjusted before compilation using the menuconfig app, which modifies the
Makefile. Makefile actually controls the compliation process, telling
the compiler what to do (rules), where to find stuff, what kind of
hardware is present, etc.. So, a kernel is actually taylored to a
specific set of files and conditions. Many distros set Makefile to
indicate the cpu to be a type i486 because most boxes had 486 processers
in them, and if they were 586 they could still run a 486 kernel, but a
586 kernel can't run on a 486 cpu. If you use menuconfig to adjust the
Makefile that controls the kernel compilation you can set it to your
specific hardware, etc...
Distro makers like SuSE setup a test rig and compile a kernel from the
source files in such a way that it has a minimal config and will run on
the most common machines. Having loadable modules helps this
significantly, allowing the kernel to run and take charge and then
allowing the user to add and adjust his setup using modules.
>
> #2.) Has configuring PCMCIA services changed? I have a modem card, (NOT a
> winmodem).
SuSE 6.0 has a new PCMCIA card manager program and it gives some people
problems so you may have to download and install the old SuSE 5.3 card
managers. There is a note about this on the "Linux 6.0 Admitted
problems and Special Features" web page on the SuSE site. Look up
stefan_pcmcia.html.
The new card manager worked very well for me.
> #3.) How to I "turn on" or set up OSS
One way is:
If a sound module is loaded autmatically then run soundoff to turn it
off and rmmod to remove it.
Then put the OSS tar file in a directory of your choice and untar it.
Change to that directory and read the README file.
It will tell you how to install OSS. (Which is to run the "oss-install"
program)
I installed mine under /opt/oss
I put a copy of my asc license file there.
I moved to that dir and ran sndconfig and followed directions.
When it was done I put "soundon" in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/boot.local file
>
> #4.) In that the defaults, I believe, are for networked not dial up
> computers, I beieve some ppp problems are due to conflicts with processes
> not needed by a dial up box, but set in motion by the scripts in YAST. In
> other words, there are two many cooks in the kitchen, and a newbie doesn't
> know what he or she doesn't need to keep, or need to dismiss, or how to go
> about it.
Sure confused me. I used KDE and so I used the setup button on the KDE
Kppp program. Setup was a breeze, taking notice of the suid of pppd and
the /etc/ppp/options file. Also, every time I ran YaST it reset my pppd
permissions and I would have to reset them to suid. There is a setting
in a file permissions that is supposed to prevent this by changing it's
reference to pppd from 754 to 756, but that never worked for me. ???
>
> An Abject Newbie
Hey, there is no such animal as an 'abject' Newbie. We are all
ignorant, some of one thing and some of another!
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