From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf12.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.212]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CnHLD-0005Ac-00 for ; Sat, 08 Jan 2005 09:13:19 -0500 Received: from mxip20.cluster1.charter.net (mxip20a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.150]) by mxsf12.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j08EClbB021492 for ; Sat, 8 Jan 2005 09:12:48 -0500 Received: from pc-24-151-13-200.newt1.ct.charter.com (HELO h14me.homelinux.net) (24.151.13.200) by mxip20.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 08 Jan 2005 09:12:47 -0500 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.88,110,1102309200"; d="scan'208"; a="627554822:sNHT13300136" Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j08EClHe024364 for ; Sat, 8 Jan 2005 09:12:47 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.11/8.12.10/Submit) id j08EClT3024363 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 8 Jan 2005 09:12:47 -0500 Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 09:12:47 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050108141247.GB24271@gmx.net> References: <6.2.0.14.0.20050108015134.01f2b0c8@pop.voyager.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.2.0.14.0.20050108015134.01f2b0c8@pop.voyager.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: Kernel Compilation X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 14:13:19 -0000 Hi. Yes slackware 10.0 is full 2.6 ready. the latest 2.6 kernel (2.6.10 I think) should run fine. The way I usually configure kernels is with make menuconfig. That's a much nicer interface then make config. just go through each catigory and make sure what you need is selected. much easier then answering all those questions from make config. so the steps you follow after patching speakup in (I assume you know how to do this) are: cd /usr/src/linux make mrproper make menuconfig make dep make modules make bzImage make modules_install. On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 01:58:19AM -0500, ace wrote: > Hello, > > I am running Slackware version 10.0 freshly installed. I have a few > questions. I've installed Linux on a few older computers but did not have > the chance to really mess around with it bc those systems sucked. > > Firstly, I am aware that Slackware 10 comes with kernel 2.4.26. Will it > work with the latest 2.6.X kernel if I download it from kernel.org and > patched it with the latest Speakup sources? > > I have never successfully compiled a kernel before. Last time, it was on > my friend's box and I severely screwed it. What are the steps one must go > through to compile a kernel? Must I pay attention to each individual > option that the configure script asks? There are over hundreds it seems > and I can barely understand any of them. > > Thanks for any information. > > Robby > > Network Administrator of > irc.talkingirc.com > http://www.talkingirc.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Look, I'm about to buy me a double barreled sawed off shotgun and show Linus what I think about backspace and delete not working. -- some anonymous .signature