SuSE kernel vs. Normal kernel
When I compile kernel 2.6.8.1 from ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.8.1.tar.bz2 'splash' doesn't work on boot, it won't mount CDs right (saying that it doesn't understand 'subfs'), and X won't start (even when I recompile the NVIDIA driver (I use the one from nvidia.com, not from Y.O.U.)). Why not?
On Saturday 02 October 2004 04:47, Steven Pasternak wrote:
When I compile kernel 2.6.8.1 from ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.8.1.tar.bz2 'splash' doesn't work on boot, it won't mount CDs right (saying that it doesn't understand 'subfs'), and X won't start (even when I recompile the NVIDIA driver (I use the one from nvidia.com, not from Y.O.U.)). Why not?
Because the SUSE kernel has had various patches applied which provide these features. The features aren't supported by standard kernels (or at least not in the same as the SUSE distro expects them to be supported). If you want to run your own kernel and you want these features you need to apply the patches yourself.
Steven Pasternak wrote:
When I compile kernel 2.6.8.1 from ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.8.1.tar.bz2 'splash' doesn't work on boot, it won't mount CDs right (saying that it doesn't understand 'subfs'), and X won't start (even when I recompile the NVIDIA driver (I use the one from nvidia.com, not from Y.O.U.)). Why not?
splash is a kernel patch used by SuSE not in the kernel.org source. You can patch the kernel but I haven't tried it. Similarly submount. To install it, download submount-0.9.tar.gz from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81174 $ tar zxvf submount-0.9.tar.gz $ cd submount-0.9/subfs-0.9 $ make $ su # make install Do make sure you are running the right kernel and check the INSTALL file in submount-0.9/subfs-0.9. You should can ignore anything in submount-0.9/submountd-0.9 because that is already installed in SuSE 9.1 -- JDL
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