Mac Q. Flores IV wrote:
1. will the SuSE6.2 "minimum installation" configuration be able to compile a kernel?
I don't think so. You should at least install suse-lx.rpm from series d (development stuff).
i've installed this on my 486DX2 and some packages in the "network installation" option and i pretty much have firewall, ipmasqing, ipchains and my D-LINK NIC working (using PCI NE2000) without doing any compiling.
2. also, if i ever have to compile a kernel . . . is it possible to do this?
a. compile the kernel in machine X (faster machine) using i386 option b. transfer/copy the bzImage and System.map to a floppy c. copy bzImage from floppy to the computer Y's (486DX2) /usr/src/linux@/i386/boot vmlinuz d. make modules in computer Y e. make modules_install in computer Y f. copy System.map from floppy to computer Y's /boot/System.map g. and of course run /sbin/lilo in computer Y
If you have a fast and a slow computer, this is the preferred method. Except that you could also compile the modules on the fast machine. (You have to backup the modules on the fast box first though.) Before you do 'make modules' on computer Y, you should either copy /usr/src/linux/.config from X to Y or run one of the configurations on Y with the same options as you used on X.
any thoughts will be greatly appreciated . . .
Hope this helps a bit. Regards Ole -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/