From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp-server1.tampabay.rr.com ([65.32.1.34]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15irJs-0007aD-00 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2001 01:51:48 -0400 Received: from deedra (653488hfc167.tampabay.rr.com [65.34.88.167]) by smtp-server1.tampabay.rr.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) with SMTP id f8H5plD05303 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2001 01:51:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 21:51:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Deedra Waters X-Sender: dmwaters@deedra To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: a few things In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: ok, you've answered a lot of my questions and I really appreciate this... but um... how can I do this if I don't have speech right now? *grin* On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, Janina Sajka wrote: > make config > > instead of > > make menuconfig > > will give you choices one at a time. The downside of this approach is that > you don't have the option to go back and forth among various selections > until you have things the way you want them. The advantage is that speech > will be robust. > > Once you have a .config file you like save it off to a separate location. > This way, the next time you want to compile a kernel you can copy this old > configuration file into the root of the kernel tree (i.e. /usr/src/linux) > and do a > > make oldconfig > > This is advantageous. You'll hate make config the first time you run it > because it asks a gazillion questions. But, after you've done this once, > make oldconfig will ask only about new things. > > Also, here's what dto do if you think something in your config needs to > change--or if you realize you've made a mistake during the make config > process, but can't go back because that's the nature of the beast. > > Pull up the .config file in your favorite editor and find the line in > question. Delete that entire line--do not edit it. You can delete one line > or many lines, as needed. Then, do a: > > make oldconfig > > and you'll be asked about the options you deleted only. > > This make oldconfig makes compiling new kernels a breeze. > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > Learn how to make accessible software at > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >