>I got the source from stable(sarge)repository
>which says 2.6.8. But my sarge default kernel
>is 2.6.8-2-386.--
>which says 2.6.8. But my sarge default kernel
>is 2.6.8-2-386.--
Hi.
I think you should use --initrd unless you
make sure you have all you need to boot
built in (and not as a module).
> How to find out svga, dma chipset
"lspci -v" and/or "lspci -vv"
>> and all the cpu flags it uses
>How to know?
cat /proc/cpuinfo
>Should I use any patch to the source installed
>so that 2.6.8 becomes 2.6.8-2-386?
No. It depends on your architecture.
>From what I can tell, you could try to get
started using the debian example
named /boot/config... (complete). Or grab the
.config of a newer kernel (taken from the debian
archive).
Regards,
Nelson.-
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