Re: 2.4 Kernel Stability

[Kenneth Macdonald Karlsen <ken@fiona-victor.com>]

James wrote:

> James wrote:
>
> apt-get install libncurses5-dbg
>
> did the trick. now the
>
> 'make menuconfig'       works now so it's off to trying to find the 
> modules
> to support (2) usb cameras:
>
> the web cam and the quickcam
>
> If anybody has deb packages or ides how to get these working, under 
> kernel version
> 2.4.18, let me know
>
> James


Read this for driver for logitech:
http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/

Kenneth

> > OK,
> >
> > It took me a few days, but, I decided to experiment with kernel 
> > building on a separate system
> > for now. These steps work until I enter in:
> >
> > 'mak,e menuconfig'
> >
> > which give me this error:
> >
> > You must have Ncurses installed in order to use 'make menuconfig'
> >
> > Numerous attempts to find the *.deb package that has the libcurses, 
> > ncurses or curses
> > stuff, have resulted in several additional packages containing 
> > *curses* but nothing corrects
> > this error?
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Andrew Perrin wrote:
> >
> > > You're confusing debian versions with kernel versions. Debian woody 
> > > (3.0)
> > > can run on top of a 2.4.x kernel - I do it with 2.4.20, which I had to
> > > download by hand from packages.debian.org, but if you're OK with 
> > > 2.4.18,
> > > you can get it with apt-get:
> > >
> > > cd /usr/src
> > > apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18
> > > bunzip2 kernel-source*bz
> > > tar xf kernel-source-2.4.18.tar
> > > cd kernel-source-2.4.18
> > > make menuconfig
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > make-kpkg kernel_image
> > > cd ..
> > > dpkg -i ./kernel-image-.....
> > >
> > > should do it.
> > >
> > > ap
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
> > > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> > > clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, James wrote:
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I need many of the new features in a 2.4 based kernel on my portable.
> > > > However, I like the Stable
> > > > packages, as I have not had any issues, except my own lack of 
> > > > knowledge
> > > > of Debian on a laptop.
> > > >
> > > > I read that may people are running 2.4.x kernels on their 
> > > > portables. Is
> > > > there a (semi) stable release
> > > > of  Debian 2.4, that I can run on a portable?
> > > >
> > > > I have a Prostar P-IV running at 2GHz....
> > > >
> > > > I have not tried to fix these 2.2 problems:
> > > >
> > > > /dev/dsp            device not found and not working i.e. no sound. (I
> > > > prefer Alsa)
> > > >
> > > > CD/DVD         anything as the native deb install does not allow 
> > > > much of
> > > > anything to work
> > > >                            I install with floppies....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Could a portable boot 2 kernels (2.2.a and 2.4) from lilo without 
> > > > having
> > > > the installed packages wig out?
> > > > This way I can test everything on the same portable BEFORE making a
> > > > permanent commitment to 2.4.
> > > >
> > > > Is 2.4.x near a formal release for Debian?
> > > >
> > > > I really do not want to install everthing twice, but, if I have to I
> > > > could do this and test all that is critical
> > > > on 2.4, before deleteing the 2.2 kernel and packages? Suggestions and
> > > > pointers to a  howto?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Actually, this is hopefully answered somewhere(in a howto) ????
> > > >
> > > > I also want to add xawtv and many other MPEG4 packages, but, they only
> > > > seem to run on a 2.4 kernel.
> > > >
> > > > Ideas and suggestions are most welcome!
> > > >
> > > > James 

 

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