On Monday 19 February 2001 09:46 am, you wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 February 2001 00:28, you wrote:
> > Has anybody got Win4lin to work on Mandrake 7.2 i586?
>
> Yes, working on my system now.
>
> > If so how...simple explanation please...fairly new at linux here.
>
> I'll have to find the info... It's a link on the net... Maybe someone else
> has it.
>
> > I see that Mandrake 7.2 is not supported...But found some RPMs
> > on the netraverse site for Mandrake 7.2 for i686. They don't work on my
> > machine, it says wrong architecture when trying to install.
> >
> > Do I have to patch the kernel? Is is simple, have never done it...
>
> You have to patch the kernel... It wasn't simple but it wasn't all that
> difficult either.
>
> It involved applying a generic patch and replacing a couple of other pieces
> of the source code...
>
> I'll see if I can find the link...
>
> But it CAN be done :-)
>
> tim
I have a patched kernel that is ready to go, just copy it into your /boot
directory, add and entry to your /etc/lilo.conf and you are good to go.
I also have instructions on how to build your own kernel if you dont want to
persue that option.
The how-to is on my personal webpage.
http://www.pclinuxonline.com
Cheers,
Texstar
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