[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll try to get you everything I know. This will take some time > because I have no way to take files off the computer, so I must > type everything from the screen (I can do this for lspci and > dmesg).
Doesn't this computer have a floppy, a network card (the LiveCD never attempts to autodetect ISA cards) or a serial port? > I might be able to get you a "working config," both Damn > Small Linux and LFS LiveCD 6.2-5 have worked on this machine, but > what exactly do you want, and will I be able to type it from the > screen? > If you do not understand how to compile a kernel and what the "kernel config" means, you should not use the LFS LiveCD. I ask you to download the 2.6.22.5 kernel, compile it so that it works on your computer, and send the .config file produced by "make menuconfig" in the kernel tree. >> If this is really a 10-year-old computer, you may want to add the >> "nohlt" troubleshooting parameter (although I doubt that it will >> help, >> because the 6.2-5 CD works). >> > > Yes, it's probably around ten years old (I'll send you all the > specs). I remember dmesg on 6.2-5 revealing that hlt was handled > properly, but I'll try in case we're not thinking of the same > thing. > Waiting for the specs. A screenshot of Windows device manager (if you have Windows) will be helpful. >> Also beware: since the 6.3 CD doesn't work for you, it is also >> very >> likely that LFS-6.3 (built from any other fost) will suffer from >> the >> same problem. >> > > I thought Linux has excellent legacy support. Are you saying that > the newer LiveCDs are becoming too new for my hardware? > Yes, if you have less than 64 MB of memory. No, if you have 64 MB or more - in this case, the answer is that the legacy support is not so excellent. -- Alexander E. Patrakov -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/livecd FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
