-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >>>>> "Dutch" == Dutch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dutch> Generally, do you recommend comiling a kernel my hand, the Dutch> "normal way", or the debian way? (Ive done it a 100 times the Dutch> "normal way" but under slackware & rat hed 7.2 - never under Dutch> debian). It's up to you. I don't compile kernels that often, so I know that if I do it the normal way, I'll forget something. Debian provides some helpful scripts for compiling and installing kernels, automatically applying patches (which you can specify, if they're available for the kernel version), and compiling and installing 3rd party modules. Dutch> If the debian way, where would I find a "debian-ized" kernel to Dutch> download, and where could I find a clearly written, step by step Dutch> procedure? "apt-get install kernel-package" fakeroot may be useful too, if you're using kernel-package. Since you normally compile kernels by hand, I'll assume that you won't have any problems reading the man page: "man make-kpkg". Basically, it'll compile the kernel and modules and produce .deb files. Then you install them (dpkg -i) and that's it. If you're using LILO, it'll frob your lilo.conf, and run lilo. I think that it can use the stock Linux sources, but I usually just wait for the kernel-source-<version> packages to come out in sid. I think that for 3rd party modules and patches, some amount of magic is involved, so you'll probably need to install the source packages. To find out what patches are Debianized already, "apt-cache search kernel-patch" For modules, "apt-cache search module | grep source" will give a huge list of packages, some of which are not module sources. You'll have to do a bit of filtering by hand. - -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.geocities.com/hubertchan/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/71FDA37F Fingerprint: 6CC5 822D 2E55 494C 81DD 6F2C 6518 54DF 71FD A37F Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8nBvSZRhU33H9o38RAg38AJ9Of39qfs5wKKuAGihAFjditsfUTgCdEOTa i2thKgE3hwry1MmPAp/P+RA= =sMgS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
