Re: kernel help

2008-12-18 Thread Daniel Dalton
Thanks for all the replies, I'll try a few things, but I'll probably end up staying with what I have since madwifi doesn't seem to like the newer kernel (compilation errors). Cheers, Daniel On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 06:23:37PM -0600, Michael Shuler wrote: > On 12/18/2008 03:20 PM, Daniel Dalton w

Re: kernel help

2008-12-18 Thread Michael Shuler
On 12/18/2008 03:20 PM, Daniel Dalton wrote: > Is there a madwifi patch around that I could just apply to the source > of the kernel and then rebuild? I do not use madwifi, so have zero experiential help, but have you tried the existing madwifi-source package? It appears to use module-assistant,

Re: kernel help

2008-12-18 Thread Chris Jones
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 04:20:09PM EST, Daniel Dalton wrote: [..] > It's a bit of a pain since the kernel compilation does take a while, but > I guess I have to do it. So what's the best solution for this? If you haven't done so already, now may be a good time to go through your kernel's config

Re: kernel help

2008-12-18 Thread Ron Johnson
On 12/18/08 15:20, Daniel Dalton wrote: Hi, Here is my situation: - I have built a 2.6.26 debian kernel and generated a .deb file with aditional patches applied and built into the kernel (built in as well as modules). I also need to use the madwifi driver for my atheros, chipset wireless card. S

kernel help

2008-12-18 Thread Daniel Dalton
Hi, Here is my situation: - I have built a 2.6.26 debian kernel and generated a .deb file with aditional patches applied and built into the kernel (built in as well as modules). I also need to use the madwifi driver for my atheros, chipset wireless card. So how can I add the ath_pci module to my a

Re: need kernel help (2.6)

2007-06-09 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 09:25:50PM -0400, Zach wrote: > On 6/9/07, Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Why build from source? What do you need that the binary kernel images > >don't provide? > > Hi Roberto, > > I wanted a leaner and faster kernel and I wanted my sound card > support

Re: need kernel help (2.6)

2007-06-09 Thread Zach
On 6/9/07, Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Why build from source? What do you need that the binary kernel images don't provide? Hi Roberto, I wanted a leaner and faster kernel and I wanted my sound card supported at kernel level. Also it was learning experience. Strange. My u

Re: need kernel help (2.6)

2007-06-09 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 09:07:10PM -0400, Zach wrote: > I just upgraded my kernel in Debian testing release from 2.4.27 to > 2.6.18 and ran into some problems I would appreciate help with. > > I built the kernel from the Debian kernel source package which has > some bug fixes and patches not found

need kernel help (2.6)

2007-06-09 Thread Zach
I just upgraded my kernel in Debian testing release from 2.4.27 to 2.6.18 and ran into some problems I would appreciate help with. I built the kernel from the Debian kernel source package which has some bug fixes and patches not found in the upstream (official) kernel sources but I asked around a

Re: Compiling Vanilla 2.4.22 Kernel Help Needed

2005-01-04 Thread Eric Gaumer
On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 22:58 -0500, PHANI ARAVA wrote: > I tried to get that patch but never found it .. I tried to google for it and > still didnt get it > > I have made the initrd image but still i suppose iam still getting a kernel > panic > > Phani Kumar Arava > Grad Student

Re: Compiling Vanilla 2.4.22 Kernel Help Needed

2005-01-04 Thread Eric Gaumer
On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 20:09 -0500, PHANI ARAVA wrote: > Hi, > > Iam having a big and strange problem > > I have Installed Debian Sarge on to the systems of our research lab > I have to implement a patch onto 2.4.22 kernel (vannila) I patched it and > compiled the kernel the deb way (Forgot to te

Re: Compiling Vanilla 2.4.22 Kernel Help Needed

2005-01-04 Thread Greg Madden
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 04:09 pm, PHANI ARAVA wrote: > Hi, > > Iam having a big and strange problem > > I have Installed Debian Sarge on to the systems of our research lab > I have to implement a patch onto 2.4.22 kernel (vannila) I patched it > and compiled the kernel the deb way (Forgot to tel

Compiling Vanilla 2.4.22 Kernel Help Needed

2005-01-04 Thread PHANI ARAVA
Hi, Iam having a big and strange problem I have Installed Debian Sarge on to the systems of our research lab I have to implement a patch onto 2.4.22 kernel (vannila) I patched it and compiled the kernel the deb way (Forgot to tell u that i have copied the config file that came with Sarge). I in

Re: Kernel help - ICH4 (82801DB) onboard sound

2003-01-12 Thread Gregory Seidman
On a sidenote, has anyone found a way to get DMA working with the ICH4 and a 2.4 kernel? Paul W sez: } I've now found that I may be able to get sound using a kernel 2.5.11 } or above (http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/linux/audio.htm), is } there a specific version that anyone could recommend?

Re: Kernel help - ICH4 (82801DB) onboard sound

2003-01-12 Thread David Z Maze
Paul W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've now found that I may be able to get sound using a kernel 2.5.11 > or above (http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/linux/audio.htm), is > there a specific version that anyone could recommend? I'd stay far, far away from the 2.5.x kernel series; it's the dev

Kernel help - ICH4 (82801DB) onboard sound

2003-01-12 Thread Paul W
Thanks to all who helped earlier. I've now found that I may be able to get sound using a kernel 2.5.11 or above (http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/linux/audio.htm), is there a specific version that anyone could recommend? Also I've only ever used kernel sources supplied with the distribution

Re: First time Custom Kernel help - No suck file of directory

2001-10-13 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
John Purser wrote: 2. Once upon a time I ran across a tutorial on building a custom Kernel the debian way but I can no longer find it. Has anyone seen a good one they could steer me to? If you have done so already, install kernel-package; then look at README in /usr/share/doc/kernel-pa

First time Custom Kernel help - No suck file of directory

2001-10-13 Thread John Purser
Good Morning, I've been down with a cold, up with antihistamines, and whacked out on cough syrup for a few days so I figured I'd build my first custom kernel. Strangely enough I find I need some help. A little history: I'm running woody and a 2.4.9 kernel that I installed from kernel-image-2.4.9-

Re: Installed X4 and Nvidia Kernel, help getting a window scheme like wmaker setup

2001-04-13 Thread b3
My solution would be to create a ~/.xsession file, and put in the line: exec wmaker ...then restart X and see what you get. AFAIK, .xinitrc only works when you're starting x from the console (IE: 'startx'), whereas xdm/kdm/gdm use .xsession (actually, .xsession works for me from 'startx' as wel

Re: Installed X4 and Nvidia Kernel, help getting a window scheme like wmaker setup

2001-04-11 Thread Tiarnan O'Corrain
As far as I know, xdm uses .xsession and startx uses .xinitrc Try creating an .xsession file along these lines: xterm & exec wmaker Hope this helps Tiarnan __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.ya

Installed X4 and Nvidia Kernel, help getting a window scheme like wmaker setup

2001-04-11 Thread Wayne Brown
Hi, I have installed Debian 2.2.r2 ok. I have a Geforce II Card so had to install X4 and the Nvidia Kernel modules. X4 was installed using the Xinstall script, on top of my existing 3.3 installation. Created a XF86config file ok, this works fine. When I boot up, I get a graphical login box (plain