Installing a kernel [was Re: Newbie here- please don't flame me!]

1997-10-28 Thread Mike Miller
I'd like to take Ignus' message as an opportunity to offer what I think is an important caveat about Debian and custom kernels. There have been several good responses about how to install a kernel and where to get information. However, I'd like to point out that it is rather important to follow t

Re: Newbie here- please don't flame me!

1997-10-28 Thread Marcus . Brinkmann
On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, News Account wrote: > There are extensive how-to's at www.linux.org, one of which explains > upgrading and installing a new kernel. As for your sound card, the setup > is less than straightforward. There is a very good FAQ at > http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brink

Re: Newbie here- please don't flame me!

1997-10-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, You have to create a custom kernel to fit your needs. I gather you have a CD Rom of the Debian distribution. Good. I hope it contains the full distribution, for then you have everything locally; but if you can download from the Debian site, not having the full distribution shall no

Re: Newbie here- please don't flame me!

1997-10-28 Thread News Account
There are extensive how-to's at www.linux.org, one of which explains upgrading and installing a new kernel. As for your sound card, the setup is less than straightforward. There is a very good FAQ at http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/soundblaster.html which explains the setup for

Newbie here- please don't flame me!

1997-10-28 Thread Ignus Fast
Aloha! I'm new not only to this group, but to Linux as well. I have everything installed and running that I could figure out (including X11, which was a major pain in the butt), but have a few questions regarding the kernel. I wanted to install a kernel which would have support for my mo