----- Original Message ----- From: "Oliver Elphick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hoyt Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "debian-user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 19:49 Subject: Re: Kernel options, modules, etc.
> On Wed, 2003-12-03 at 00:04, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > There has been a lot of talk about kernels on the list lately and I am at a > > loss to understand what options or modules are required. Is there a > > document that lists these items that I could read. > > The modules you need are the ones that correspond to your particular > hardware and to the tasks you want your computer to perform. > > So if you want to use dial-up to an ISP, you are going to need the ppp > module; if you want to use a parallel printer, you will need lp and > parport and parport_pc. You will need the Ethernet driver module for > your particular Ethernet card. So this isn't a question that can easily > be answered without knowing your circumstances in detail. > > The kernel source contains a lot of documentation, including help-text > relating to each of the possible modules or kernel facilities. > > -- > Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Isle of Wight, UK http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver Ok that means I have to unpack kernel source to get the required documents. Thanks, Hoyt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
