From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1FN3A7-00037t-Dd for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:26:15 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.5) with SMTP id k2P7PQVM015349; Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:25:26 GMT Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.196]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k2P7LLLc013389 for ; Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:21:22 GMT Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 4so1154494nzn for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:21:21 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=SN4d0apxpfrPOkGMh1UiTiw+aF7IZwESidnkdmUEkU9GYe8AHr6aPpQHjBPKbcsQewtMuRAIn6rOsWDUR9SgZAGS2w+qqdY3boeVsMgkTFxyjBxKCbMkcuYhbnWlwkfLy+bypedT6UsEH+3452HLLa/J9flFamNLYNlN4vIhtqo= Received: by 10.36.148.18 with SMTP id v18mr2260765nzd; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:21:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.36.157.15 with HTTP; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:21:21 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:21:21 -0800 From: "Lord Sauron" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New To Gentoo and Emerge, No ACPI in Kernel In-Reply-To: <4424A946.1030602@vista-express.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline References: <8c7713390603240019w3011a903p@mail.gmail.com> <4423AD6A.5010404@vista-express.com> <4424A946.1030602@vista-express.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by robin.gentoo.org id k2P7LLLc013389 X-Archives-Salt: 90e4e21f-0935-407b-97b0-9e8d59e31d35 X-Archives-Hash: 0cfdb180797f22fad67ebd25a9e322ee On 3/24/06, Teresa and Dale wrote: > Lord Sauron wrote: > > >On 3/24/06, Teresa and Dale wrote: > > > > > >>Gabriel Dain wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>>However, I don't know how to rebuild the kernel > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>># cd /usr/src/linux > >>> > >>> > > > >Know how to do that... > > > > > > > >>># make menuconfig > >>> > >>> > > > >I don't see a file called "menuconfig" in here. Will this work? All > >I see (that looks relevant) is Makefile, include/ and kernel/ > > > > > > You don't see that as a file, it is a command. Just type it in and a > new screen comes up to configure the kernel with. Use the arrow keys to > navigate around. I use the space bar to toggle what I want it to do as > far as modules or build in. Some of this may not make sense until you > are in there. Once you see it, it will clear up a bit. It took be > about 10 tries to get a stable kernel the first time I did it. Now, if > I know the hard ware, twice is about the most tries I need. I usually > hit it the first time. Ah, okay. That makes sense. > > > > > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > >No clue whatsoever how to do that. I've never built a kernel before, > >not on Debian, not on Red Hat, not on anything. > > > > > > > >>># make && make modules_install > >>> > >>> > > > >What'll that do? Make and make modules_install? I don't see anything > >called "modules_install" either. > > > > > > When you type in make, it builds the kernel itself and creates a > bzImage, it also makes the modules. BzImage is the kernel. That is the > first thing the OS itself loads up to boot, yes, windoze has one too. > Make modules_install installs any modules that were built during the > make command. > > > > > > >>Addition: > >> > >>cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage > >> > >> > > > >I think mine is a i686... I think I should say that I did just take > >the kernel off the live CD... I wasn't brave enough (at the time) to > >build a kernel. > > > > > > It is the same for them all. My rig is i686 too but the kernel in i386 > is what you use. > > > > > > >>Then add it or change it in bootloader, grub is easier on this one. ;-) > >> > >> > > > >I use grup. > > > > > > Either they have a new bootloader or you mean grub. I have used Lilo > and now use grub. IMHO, grub is better. Yes, I mean grub. I had a small technical difficulty : ) > > > > > > > I hope some of this makes sense. I have been where you are now and it > is a bit . . . . scary. Hmm... maybe not scary as much as being assaulted with too many new things all at once. It makes it very hard to find where to dip your toe into the larger pool of information. -- ========== GCv3.12 ========== GCS d-(++) s+: a? C++ UL+>++++ P+ L++ E--- W+(+++) N++ o? K? w--- O? M+ V? PS- PE+ Y-(--) PGP- t+++ 5? X R tv-- b+ DI+++ D+ G e* h- !r !y ========= END GCv3.12 ======== -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list