Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2441 mails)

[Anders Johansson <andjoh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 22 June 2005 17:11, David McMillan wrote:
> Donn Washburn wrote:
> >  From the latest SuSE Online update of the kernel.
> > Check in /var/log/boot.msg  <- It is the first 4 lines
> >
> > Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.11.4-21.7
> > Loaded 27512 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.11.4-21.7.
> > Symbols match kernel version 2.6.11.     <- NOTE
> > No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.
> >
> > Another reason to download and compile your own.
>
> 	So, for we amateurs in the audience who barely know a kernel from a
> colonel,

Remind me not to eat any bread baked by you :)

> is there a moderately detailed, fairly concise tutorial 
> around anywhere explaining the why, the when, and the how behind this
> particular part of linux use?  And, most importantly, how to survive
> if/when something goes wrong?

Try /usr/src/linux/README.SuSE

But most of all, try not listening to Donn Washburn. 99.999% of all linux 
users will never have a need to recompile the kernel