[Sussex] Kernels and installs

[Matthew Macdonald-Wallace]

OK,

Not sure what happened last time, but I just did a complete re-install and
this time it didn't recognise the kernel.

now _THAT_ makes sense to me!

ok, here goes, my first ever kernel compilation... wish me luck!

Matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk
> [mailto:sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Matthew
> Macdonald-Wallace
> Sent: 10 September 2002 10:52
> To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: RE: [Sussex] Kernels and installs
>
>
> Steve,
>
> Thanks,
>
> That makes sense now!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matt
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > [mailto:sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Steve Dobson
> > Sent: 10 September 2002 10:48
> > To: 'sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk'
> > Subject: RE: [Sussex] Kernels and installs
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
> > >
> > > I'm perplexed by something...
> >
> > Happens to us all. :-)
> >
> > > I fdisked and formatted the HD of my laptop - surely removing
> > > all trace of files etc?
> >
> > It is possible to find up what was there.  GCHQ can read data that
> > has been overwritten 3 times I believe - they look at the pitting of
> > the platter surface under a microscope.
> >
> > But for us normal people, yes it's gone forever.
> >
> > > I installed the core linux distro and in the install instructions,
> > > it says you need to compile in the kernel before it will work.
> > > (Rolling your own is fun!)
> > >
> > > This all makes sense, however, I didn't compile in the kernel
> > > last night, I've powered it up this morning, and it's sitting
> > > there beaming at me quite happily!
> > >
> > > How can this happen if I haven't installed the kernel?
> >
> > The distro installs a generic kernel.  It's not tuned to your system
> > and, from what you report, probably doesn't have configured in
> > options not needed for installation (like sound support).
> >
> > Steve
> >
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