-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thanks Robert:
> We need to know: > > 1. Did the compile itself error out (and at what point), or did it compile, > and reboot not succeed? Next time, if compile fails, save the history (in > console, under menu-edit-save history as), and post the last section where > it stops. I remember it errored out immediately after I saved my menuconfig configuration. It freaked me out and when I restarted my computer, my computer acted strange so I removed mm-sources and it worked fine after that. > 2. I looked up the 8000, (can't find 8100), and they have ATI Mobility M4 > or NVIDIA GeForce2 Go. With ATI, compiling into 2.6 works fine (I use > Radeon 9000 Pros on all my boxes). Nvidia is a different animal. We need to > know which one you have. If the compile and install succeeds, but on boot > you get a black screen, it might be an xconfig problem. If you get > compiling errors, its likely a kernel config problem, followed by an x > problem. My notebook has the ATI Mobility Radeon 7500. There was no driver for it with the 2.4 kernels so I used a generic ATI driver. I do not have problems with it. > 3. I noticed in your 2.4 config, you have lots of things supported as > modules, and compiled in, like: > > SCSI I need that for my zip drive. > ISDN Not sure if I need that. > infrared stuff Definately do not need that. > In file systems, you have all the XFS as "Y." Do you use that? I think I answered yes since the instructions said if you are not sure, answer yes. I do not use it though. > USB- do you need everything? I guess I just need it for my printer, zip drive and mouse. > In # Native Language Support, all things are modules, get rid of all you > don't use. Will do. > If you use these things, fine, but in short, with a 2.6 kernel, get rid of > ANYTHING you don't need. I never had success with 2.5, or 2.6, until I > realized virtually anything could cause inexplicable failures. Took me 2 > months to hone it down to a rock stable bare-bones .config- now it works > perfectly, first time, with every new test-x, on my hardware, and I'm still > refining it, and add things on recompiles. Always save a working config, > and name it! The deal is, don't expect everything to work! Get it so it > works with your most important things, and accept the fact it's not > perfect. I started with the 2.4 kernel early last month. My first task was to get my ethernet card working. Eventually I got my zip drive and printer to work but I could not get ALSA up and running. Dell Inspiron 8100s use the maestro3 driver which I cannot seem to get working. > ADDENDUM: > After you've done it a few times, a kernel recompile is very fast, and > safe, if you compile your kernels as USER, not in /usr/src, as root. Umm, I am still doing things in root. A bad habit I know but this is sort of my test bed. Right now my computer is partitioned between Gentoo and Windows but in a couple of months, I want to re-install Gentoo from Stage 1 for my whole notebook. I have stopped using Windows. I will try the compile per your instructions and let you know what happens. Kevin -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/mHqDP2TQUAjSykARAuGuAJ0fUim8IXaCZI7aFJTxHpTdOUbXpwCfdEUb UzTj0Hsg/K9pcl9fir2BudQ= =5xR+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
