Re: lilo.conf--vga=ask doesn't; APM
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- This may be a stupid question, but, are you typing make *config in the "/usr/src/linux" directory? It doesn't work in any other directory. If you are then you should replace your kernel source files because somthin aint right. On 05-Apr-97 Nikolaj Richers wrote: >Hello Douglas and Carey, > >On 03-Apr-97, Douglas L Stewart wrote >>On 4 Apr 1997, Carey Evans wrote: > >>> APM support can be in a 2.0.27 kernel if it's compiled in. >>> Recompiling your kernel isn't too bad, if you make sure you have all >>> the information about all your hardware and use "make menuconfig" or >>> "make xconfig". make-kpkg is supposed to make it easier too, although >>> I haven't used it. > >>If your current setup works, you don't need to know anything about your >>hardware. Just keep hitting enter when running "make config" until near >>the end when it comes to APM. Just turn it on and keep hitting enter, >>then > >Thank you for your suggestions about recompiling the kernel to include >APM support. Could I ask you a follow-up question to your messages? > >I have tried running 'make config', 'make menuconfig' and 'make xconfig', >but I always get the same error, "No rule to make target 'config'". >Running 'make -p' shows no entries under the "Make data base", which I >suspect is related to the error message. > >I hope this isn't an utterly ignorant question--I am trying to read as >fast as I can, but Unix just seems to be getting bigger and more complex >at an equal or greater rate. ;-) > >Cheers, > > Nikolaj > >-- >Nikolaj Richers, North York, Canada, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Have a good one. - -- Rick Jones E-Mail: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 05-Apr-97 Time: 09:22:54 - -- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBM0ZgSwi+Ph+i3TgpAQFrmgQAvmNl6LQjcbdpALJezRAzE6mtGcC8h/vz JsP6RvUHq0i/kHpivpRAbDoTXuFQMqZJUHKoPJ2dD/yq19R4Ka8IAo0pzmj3OoTt vMhmHtzr150YAX+O3f2QAPRVtSwIgQwvmszGMsH0NbTIwfTKA0/EFPkMp3idT3K7 9BFEvZxip9M= =zEX0 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: lilo.conf--vga=ask doesn't; APM
Hello Douglas and Carey, On 03-Apr-97, Douglas L Stewart wrote >On 4 Apr 1997, Carey Evans wrote: >> APM support can be in a 2.0.27 kernel if it's compiled in. >> Recompiling your kernel isn't too bad, if you make sure you have all >> the information about all your hardware and use "make menuconfig" or >> "make xconfig". make-kpkg is supposed to make it easier too, although >> I haven't used it. >If your current setup works, you don't need to know anything about your >hardware. Just keep hitting enter when running "make config" until near >the end when it comes to APM. Just turn it on and keep hitting enter, >then Thank you for your suggestions about recompiling the kernel to include APM support. Could I ask you a follow-up question to your messages? I have tried running 'make config', 'make menuconfig' and 'make xconfig', but I always get the same error, "No rule to make target 'config'". Running 'make -p' shows no entries under the "Make data base", which I suspect is related to the error message. I hope this isn't an utterly ignorant question--I am trying to read as fast as I can, but Unix just seems to be getting bigger and more complex at an equal or greater rate. ;-) Cheers, Nikolaj -- Nikolaj Richers, North York, Canada, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: lilo.conf--vga=ask doesn't; APM
On 4 Apr 1997, Carey Evans wrote: > APM support can be in a 2.0.27 kernel if it's compiled in. > Recompiling your kernel isn't too bad, if you make sure you have all > the information about all your hardware and use "make menuconfig" or > "make xconfig". make-kpkg is supposed to make it easier too, although > I haven't used it. If your current setup works, you don't need to know anything about your hardware. Just keep hitting enter when running "make config" until near the end when it comes to APM. Just turn it on and keep hitting enter, then make dep;make clean make modules make modules_install make zlilo reboot and you should be fine. You'll probably want to get the apm (apmd?) package. -douglas
Re: lilo.conf--vga=ask doesn't; APM
> > I do have one question about /lilo.conf/: I'd like Linux to use 480 > > pixels vertically rather than the 400 scans it seems to use by default. > > So I read and read and read, and eventually came accross the 'vga=ask' > > entry for lilo.conf. Only, it doesn't ask anything, just boots > > up as it usually would, at 400 scans. Is this broken or am I missing > > an obvious step? You might find that svgatextmode is what you're looking for. It can be a bit of an ordeal to set up, but it gives a lot more control than the lilo vga thingy. Just be sure to read all the documentation, as you can mess your terminal up if you get it wrong (I did!). Once it works it's _very_ nice though. John Foster
Re: lilo.conf--vga=ask doesn't; APM
Nikolaj Richers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I do have one question about /lilo.conf/: I'd like Linux to use 480 > pixels vertically rather than the 400 scans it seems to use by default. > So I read and read and read, and eventually came accross the 'vga=ask' > entry for lilo.conf. Only, it doesn't ask anything, just boots > up as it usually would, at 400 scans. Is this broken or am I missing > an obvious step? Did you run lilo after modifying your lilo.conf? (This is the obvious step. You might have missed something less obvious.) You can also try this out by pressing Alt or something at boot to get the LILO boot: prompt, and type something like "linux vga=ask" there. > Also, I thought that /APM support/ is in the post-1.3.something kernel. > I get the message that there is no APM support in my 2.0.27 one and > kerneld doesn't seem to load it either. I had dselect install the APM > package. Can this be set straight short of re-compiling the kernel? APM support can be in a 2.0.27 kernel if it's compiled in. Recompiling your kernel isn't too bad, if you make sure you have all the information about all your hardware and use "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig". make-kpkg is supposed to make it easier too, although I haven't used it. -- Carey Evans <*> [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Double, double, toil and trouble, / Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
lilo.conf--vga=ask doesn't; APM
Fellow Linuxists, I've just subscribed to this list after having installed Debian on my laptop. I am very grateful that such an OS is available! It's been a steep learning curve, but a worthwhile one. I do have one question about /lilo.conf/: I'd like Linux to use 480 pixels vertically rather than the 400 scans it seems to use by default. So I read and read and read, and eventually came accross the 'vga=ask' entry for lilo.conf. Only, it doesn't ask anything, just boots up as it usually would, at 400 scans. Is this broken or am I missing an obvious step? Also, I thought that /APM support/ is in the post-1.3.something kernel. I get the message that there is no APM support in my 2.0.27 one and kerneld doesn't seem to load it either. I had dselect install the APM package. Can this be set straight short of re-compiling the kernel? I'm happy I've got this thing all set up finally, and I'd like to grind my teeth on some simpler things first. Cheers, and thank you for any suggestions you might have, Nikolaj -- Nikolaj Richers, North York, Canada, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
