Hello once more ! Problem 1.
i downloaded source for linux 2.0.34 so that i could recompile with sound. using 'make config' i chose to install sound as a module (as advised by some kind ppl) and compiled the kernel by: a) make dep;make clean b) make zlilo c) make modules d) make modules_install i also included the vfat & msdos file systems as modules i enabled the module auto_load feature and note that kerneld is loaded on boot rebooted & 'uname -a' says that the kernel being used is the one that i just compiled. when i try to 'mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /win-drive' the error is that the kernel does not support type vfat. i later tried to compile again ( & again, & again ... !) to no avail. thinking that starting the compile with 'make mrproper' would give me a truly clean compilation i did this but the modules are still not being loaded. 'insmod vfat' generated errors as well (can't remember the errors and can't re-generate at the moment because i am using windoze to send this - see Problem 2!) i have just (10 minutes ago) discovered the debian kernel package thanks to reading this list - do you think this will help ??? any other ideas/information very much appreciated. Problem 2. in my quest for a wysiwyg word processor, i downloaded the Siag package to /. as this is .tar.gz i 'tar -xzvf <package name>' which unloaded a pile of files to my poor unsuspecting computer ! i "sort of, accidently" <sheepish smile> deleted one of the library files i think "libc.so.6.1" or something like that now, X starts up fine and loads fvwm95 but i cannot get xterm to run - complains that it cannot find "libXaw3d.so.6" (i think that is the file). can i and should i use dselect to purge the libc files then download and install them again ? if so, how do i do this - when i "experimented" dselect had a fit trying to tell me how many dependency problems i was causing ! again, any ideas/information much appreciated. many thanks to the many helpful people who help "a bear of very little brain such as i" ! Ivan. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null