Re: Kernel Compile - the Debian way

2005-07-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.07.26.0144 +0200]: > For an explanation of the kernel workings, Martin Krafft's new book, The > Debian System, might be the place: http://debiansystem.info/about My book does not talk about "kernel workings" (which would be an entire book of its

Re: Kernel Compile - the Debian way

2005-07-25 Thread Paul E Condon
On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 06:00:27PM -0500, Josh Battles wrote: > I'd like to learn how to compile a kernel the Debian way and haven't had that > much luck finding a faq or walkthrough that explains what I'm doing > step-by-step and why I'm doing it. I hear that it's easier than the > "standard way"

Re: Kernel Compile - the Debian way

2005-07-25 Thread Clive Menzies
On (25/07/05 18:00), Josh Battles wrote: > I'd like to learn how to compile a kernel the Debian way and haven't had that > much luck finding a faq or walkthrough that explains what I'm doing > step-by-step and why I'm doing it. I hear that it's easier than the > "standard way" and I'd like to find

Re: Kernel Compile the Debian Way... was RE: ADI Soundmax 1881(intel chipset) w/ ALSA Drivers

2003-07-07 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:54:54 -0500 Michael Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The procedure for the "Debian Way" is: > make xconfig > make-kpkg kernel-image > > Should I be doing other steps when doing it the Debian way? For instance > instead of first running make xconfig should I run make mrpr

Re: kernel compile the debian way

2003-07-06 Thread Rudy Gevaert
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 11:04:57AM +0200, Florian Ernst wrote: > man kernel-img.conf, and, as Christophe already mentioned, always keep a > 'good' kernel around, just in case... Hi, Thanks to everyone that aswered. I didn't know which man page to read :). Also I didn't think of inserting a goo

Re: kernel compile the debian way

2003-07-06 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello Rudy! Rudy Gevaert wrote: > I'm new to compiling kernels the debian way. > (...) > Now that works fine except it moves the kernel I now use to > vmlinuz.old. > > Every time I install a new kernel it moves the kernel I am using at > that time to vmlinuz.old (the symlink). > > Can I configur

Re: kernel compile the debian way

2003-07-05 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 18:42:57 +0200 Rudy Gevaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Every time I install a new kernel it moves the kernel I am using at > that time to vmlinuz.old (the symlink). > > Can I configure that it just adds a new entry in lilo? I don't believe it is. That's a limitation of usi

Re: kernel compile the debian way

2003-07-05 Thread Christophe Courtois
Le Samedi 5 Juillet 2003 18:42, Rudy Gevaert a déclamé : > Every time I install a new kernel it moves the kernel I am using at > that time to vmlinuz.old (the symlink). > Can I configure that it just adds a new entry in lilo? Perhaps see in /etc/kernel-img.conf (and a config example in /usr/shar