From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Co8U2-00009x-00 for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:57:58 -0500 Received: from D7M25561.talkingirc.com (d214.as1.dytn.oh.core.com [207.90.102.215]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j0AMvtrt028320; Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:57:56 GMT (envelope-from ace@talkingirc.com) Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.0.20050110175644.01da6090@mail.talkingirc.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:57:52 -0500 To: Sean McMahon , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." From: ace In-Reply-To: <008a01c4f73c$60d114b0$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> References: <6.2.0.14.0.20050108015134.01f2b0c8@pop.voyager.net> <008a01c4f73c$60d114b0$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0502-0, 01/10/2005), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean 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: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:57:59 -0000 Well, I got my sound card working; it seems as though I needed to compile the emu10k1 driver. I went back in and installed it as a module. I still can't find the PC speaker option in make menuconfig (if anyone knows where it is, I'd like to know) but that's no big deal. I didn't find it where Alex suggested. At 12:46 PM 1/10/2005, you wrote: >One thing I did when compiling a kernel is copy my working config file to >.config in the kernel source tree. Obviously that won't work for 2.4 to 2.6 >kernels. You may be able to get away with using a config from a pre-compiled >kernel which is not modified and then using make altconfig with the patched >kernel. Really don't if that would work.Keep your working kernel around what >ever you do. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "ace" >To: >Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:58 PM >Subject: Kernel Compilation > > > > 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 > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup Network Administrator of irc.talkingirc.com http://www.talkingirc.com