On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 22:57, Technoslick wrote: > The last time that I remember re-compiling a Linux kernel was in 1995 using > Caldera OpenLinux 1.0 and also with whatever version of Slackware was the > rage then. It was a real pain for me then, and to this day, I was never sure > that I got things working quite right. Has compiling a kernel and mating it > to the modules and all of its dependencies really gotten that much easier > and more fool proof?
Yes. Simple as (after opening a term) cd /usr/src/linux make xconfig make deps make modules make modules_install make bzImage make install lilo *REBOOT* > Does Mandrake have a current set of instructions specific to their distro on > their Web site or already on our installations? It's my biggest peeve with > Linux in the that the information found doesn't always apply to your > particular distro. > Dunno - I'm sometimes not one for RTFM - so I found out on my own. Just used "uncommon" sense, or common sense - depending on if you ask my wife or me. > I have two MDK 8.2 workstations that are subject to being reclassified as my > place to play. ;-) The one that is running a P133 w/ 64 MBs of RAM is for > kids and guests. If tweaking and shrinking the kernel of junk makes it > running better, faster, KDE would be more "acceptable" on it. > KDE acceptable on something as blazing fast as a P-133? Hmmm...KDE 1.0, mebee...KDE3? Nah. (Gnome 1.4? Hmm...possibly) > I realize that the best improvement would be to up the RAM to 128 MBs or > better, but it will probably stay as it is until I replace the whole system > with something better. I would love to get another 64 MBs in, but the slots > are 72-pin SIMMs and I am using all four to get 64, now. The box isn't worth > the cost of the memory. Besides, it's for kids and guests, neither of which > come often. <heh-heh> > I've got two 72-pinners - but either is on a keychain now...sorry mate... BTW, what are guests? -- Fri Nov 15 23:05:00 EST 2002 -------------------------------- | __ __ | | / \ /| |'-. | | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | | | / \__.`=._) (_ |kuhn media australia | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| |http://kma.0catch.com | |'. `\ | | |stephen kuhn | ;"""/ / | | |email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| |mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' " " |linux user:267497 -------------------------------- Every time you manage to close the door on Reality, it comes in through the window.
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