Re: Modules/devices
Hello everyone!
Hmmm...Gosh, I've got to comment on all of this! First, I'm about to install
the 2.2.17 kernel and modules, and such. Christian, I have to wonder about
your instructions to use "dpkg -x <package>.deb <dir to unpack to>" from an
email you sent at the beginning of November. Why do we want to unpack the
kernel images instead of installing them?
Tomorrow I will be booting the 2.2.17 kernel on my Quadra 610. I'll let you
know how it goes.
Second, I don't run any of the Window Managers, mainly because they seem so
slow. I had a terrible time attempting even to run a shell. I gave up and
went back to our friend the command line. (ugh, I might add, but better than
verrry verrry slooowww...)
Third, okay, maybe no third...I would like to know where to get the source
for the latest kernel builds (2.2.16/.17) so I can "roll my own" -- I love
the idea that it can take days to compile my own kernel, but that it still
works! (It's that whole "ideals" thing.) I looked through the last messages
and haven't seen an address for the source. Is it at the sourceforge site,
or somewhere else? I also looked back through the archives and saw
instructions on getting the source from the CVS server. Will those
instructions point me to the latest source?
I also note that the later kernels (at this point, later than 2.2.10) seem
to still be considered "unstable." How do they get labeled with "stability"
status (and thus, included in the boot floppies)?
Thanks!
Russell
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>From: "Christian T. Steigies" <cts@debian.org>
>To: debian-68k@lists.debian.org
>Subject: Re: Modules/devices
>Date: Tue, Nov 28, 2000, 12:25 PM
>
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 10:58:22AM -0500, Moses Wildermuth wrote:
>> >From the desk of Moses Wildermuth. Money Talks Enterprises,
>> http://moneytalks.giftworldnet.com/
>>
>>
>> > Moses: its good when you do not see a difference with the new kernels,
>> > that means they are still working. What did you expect, 3D grafics?
>>
>> No, but how bout fitting that into the next one, eh? Yes apparently it is
> get the source from Nicks page, nobody will stop you to put it in.
>> working fine.
>>
>> I upgraded to X4.0.1 and my system still reports it as 3.3.6, so something
>> went wrong there.
> Where did you get that from??? Does that mean I can stop trying to get X4.0
> built on m68k? Great news everybody.
>
>> I can't get a full gnome-desktop installation, because it says gnome-applets
>> aren't available. I installed gnome-moz-remote(netscape?) and it won't
>> run.
> I don't use gnome on m68k. Maybe not all packages were built for m68k.
> gnome-desktop is probably a task package? You could try install all packages
> listed in the task by hand, all the ones which are available for m68k. Maybe
> that gives you a decent system.
>
>> Unfortunately, it is a good looking and stable system, with little to no
>> functionality.
> Why? Because your modem does not run? My amiga has no modem. Because gnome
> does not run? Its just a window manager or desktop, when I work on my amiga
> I do not use a window manager or gnome, I log in with ssh and compile stuff.
> I would bet that works better without running gnome or some fancy window
> manager in the background.
> Functionality might depend on what you want from your system. If you want it
> shiny and colorful, you might be better of by buying a mac, a powermac.
>
> Christian
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