Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-27 Thread Patrick R. Klee
Hi, I am also recompiling my kernel to get sound to work. I want to know what I edit to reboot into the kernel, fr example at boot: boot: Linux (for old kernel) boot: new (for recompiled kernel) Follow me? I have never tried to recompile a kernel on mac OR on PC but i am sure it's differ

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-27 Thread Matt Brubeck
On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Patrick R. Klee wrote: > I am also recompiling my kernel to get sound to work. I want to > know what I edit to reboot into the kernel, fr example at boot: > > boot: Linux (for old kernel) > boot: new (for recompiled kernel) If you use yaboot/ybin, edit /etc/yaboot.conf as d

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-27 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 03:38:15PM -0700, Matt Brubeck wrote: > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Patrick R. Klee wrote: > > > I am also recompiling my kernel to get sound to work. I want to > > know what I edit to reboot into the kernel, fr example at boot: > > > > boot: Linux (for old kernel) > > boot: new

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-27 Thread Matt Brubeck
On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Ethan Benson wrote: > > If you use the debian kernel-package to build your kernel, you can > > just leave yaboot in the default configuration, and the packaging > > system will automatically update the appropriate symlinks. > > yes but by default there is no fallback image. >

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-27 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 05:09:50PM -0700, Matt Brubeck wrote: > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > > If you use the debian kernel-package to build your kernel, you can > > > just leave yaboot in the default configuration, and the packaging > > > system will automatically update the app

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-27 Thread Colin Walters
Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > that was when yaboot shipped with a config file, now it doesn't and > yabootconfig doesn't put a backup image in by default. > > i could add that i suppose, what do people think? It can't hurt anything, right? And it will be helpful in the case where s

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-28 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 09:17:12PM -0400, Colin Walters wrote: > Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > that was when yaboot shipped with a config file, now it doesn't and > > yabootconfig doesn't put a backup image in by default. > > > > i could add that i suppose, what do people think?

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-09-28 Thread Colin Walters
Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > the only problem i can think of is people wondering why yabootconfig > generates a config with an image entry pointing to a non-existing > kernel. Right; a comment like # This entry is for a backup kernel image. When installing a new # Debian package (

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-11-05 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
Ethan Benson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 05:09:50PM -0700, Matt Brubeck wrote: > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > > > > If you use the debian kernel-package to build your kernel, you can > > > > just leave yaboot in the default configuration, and the packa

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-11-05 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 10:22:43AM +, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > If the backup image would be used when a new image was unusable (eg I > ended a config line with "" and yaboot wouldn't use my new config file > last week) I reckon that would be tremendously useful. if your yaboot.conf is s

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-11-05 Thread Georg Koss
Hi Rory! On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 10:22:43AM +, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > If the backup image would be used when a new image was unusable (eg I > ended a config line with "" and yaboot wouldn't use my new config file > last week) I reckon that would be tremendously useful. Just a side-mar

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-11-05 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 08:38:17PM +0100, Georg Koss wrote: > Hi Rory! > On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 10:22:43AM +, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > > > > If the backup image would be used when a new image was unusable (eg I > > ended a config line with "" and yaboot wouldn't use my new config file

Re: Compiling kernel on iMac for the first time..

2001-11-06 Thread Georg Koss
Hello again, and SORRY, On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 03:44:42PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > > what does this have to do with yaboot.conf > I wrote before I actually understood the question :-/ SY & -- M.f.G. Georg Koss mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]