[Sussex] Re: Kernel compilation gone horribly wrong

[Paul Graydon]

I've never really understood this myself.  I've followed instructions on
other websites for upgrading a generic linux system up from 2.4 to 2.6
and had them fail every time under slackware, whilst I've managed it
successfully (to an extent) under other distros (like Suse, although I
then discovered the Suse kernel is rather specialised and I ended up
having to go back to the Suse kernel to get everything working).  The
only way that has ever worked for me was to use the kernel install that
you find under the testing folder on the CD, and following the Docs.
Once that's done, I've had no hassles installing and up to date 2.6
kernel.   At some stage I'll probably try and unpackage those install
packages (if I can) just out of curiosity to find out what it actually
does.


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:sussex-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of 
> Captain Redbeard
> Sent: 06 June 2005 01:14
> To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [Sussex] Re: Kernel compilation gone horribly wrong
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> OK so I found the solution in a how-to at LinuxQuestions.org.  All it 
> took was a few commands to install a generic kernel from the CD.  Not 
> only do I have my cards working but I also figured out how to get my 
> modem running so I've now gotten my Slackware network onto the 'net. 
> However I would like to know why my earlier attempts were a failure. 
> I've had a fairly good look around various websites for detailed 
> instructions for the options available in kernel compilation 
> but failed 
> to find anything that goes into any real detail.  Does anyone 
> know of a 
> good tutorial that covers this subject?  Or at least one that 
> explains 
> all the things that can possibly go wrong and why?
> 
> 
> 
> Captain Redbeard
> 
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