Grrrrrr... Alright, still trying to recompile my kernel after doing an initial install from floppy.
First I couldn't find 'make'. As pointed out (nicely) by some of you, the floppy install apparently does not contain this file. Downloaded and dpkg'd it (I actually had dpkg installed!). Tried it, and it works. So now I have a functioning make command, and the new linux-2_0_35_tar.gz source all decompressed and ready to go. Of course, my symbolic links and, since I can now run 'make mrproper', my old kernel crud (.o files, .tmp files, etc) is flushed and or set and ready. I typed 'make menuconfig', because the menu sounded much more palatable. Debian can't find menuconfig. Ok, I guess I expected that. I typed 'menu config' and launched into the text based config utility for the kernel. Spent a half hour or so poking through what did what, and figuring out what I thought I needed to make this thing shine. Finished config and went to the next step. Typed 'make dep'. Debain can't find gcc. I'm going to either cry, or see if I can cover the distance to the neighbor's house by heaving the computer from the window. Maybe both. >From reading the error, gcc (which (by going through windows again) I was able to download) is dependent on binutils (which I am downloading as I type this), and cpp. Where do I find, and what is cpp? Is it part of libc? The version of Debian I'm working with uses lib.so.6 (apparently a pretty new version). I can't find a libc.6.anything on ftp at sunsite or debian.org. But if my system can find lib.so.6, shouldn't cpp be in there if cpp is in fact part of libc? And, while I'm at it, are there any other files I should grab while I'm in Windows anyways? I'd like to find a nice "essential things to download after doing a bare floppy install" FAQ or some such. Thanks again, Waif
