--- Shawn Lamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, July 07 at 5:22 PM EDT > Gary Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Hi, I'm compiling a kernel using the docs provided at > >http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html and it's all > >good but is there a doc somewhere that explains the options in the > >kernel configuration better? Especially helpful would be something > >that says 'don't say no to that one' or whatever. Using make > >menuconfig if it makes a diff. > > > >TIA, G.S. > > I haven't compiled anything since my current 2.4.20 but I was able to > do > it just by reading the help sections for options. It is a little > painstaking (ie. you enable one option and it opens a menu for many > suboptions ) but it was pretty clear. I think if you have specific > hardware you need supported you should just look for info on that > topic, > rather than something comprehensive for all kernel compiles. > HTH
Well sorta :). That's what I've been doing but I was hoping there might be some better docs somewhere - actually though it looks like most of what I want is in the /usr/src/linux/Documentation - just a lot of reading is all. As a followup, I've been following the insructions on http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html like I said and everything works great until I actually install the kernel. I use 'dpkg -i kernel-image...' and it installs as expected but when I reboot the old kernel still loads. I was able to get it to work by editing /etc/lilo.conf and rerunning lilo but I'm not sure what went wrong and I'd like to understand it. When asked: Install a boot block using the existing /etc/lilo.conf I answer: No - as instructed. When asked: Wipe out your old LILO config and make a new one I answer: Yes - as instructed When asked: ...install a partition boot block on /dev/hda1? I answer: yes - I originally set up debian to have the mbr on /dev/hda Then I'm told that I don't have /boot/mbr.b and that I might have to install the mbr package but 'dpkg -l | grep mbr' shows I have it installed already. Then I'm asked: make /dev/hda1 the active partition...blah I say: yes because I only want Linux to run on this box Then it's done and I reboot - boom, still old kernel so I check my symlinks /vmlinuz and /vmlinuz.old point to the new and old kernel respectively as expected - so that's OK. So I look at /etc/lilo.conf and change boot=/dev/hda1 back to /dev/hda and it's all good booting to new kernel. So, I don't know where I went wrong - obviously I answered soemthing in the script wrong but I can't figure out where should I have not made /dev/hda1 active? Should I not have installed a partition boot block on /dev/hda1? I'm not sure how I should be answering the questions. I want it exactly as before booting from /dev/hda but running the new kernel. No big deal really, I got it working OK I just would like to understand why it didn't work at first. Regards, G.S. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
