Re: Kernel recommendations?
On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 07:50:41AM -0500, John Amdor III wrote:
> I'm preparing to build a new kernel with AX.25 support.
> I'm using Debian 2.1 with the 2.0.36 kernel.
> I've read the AX25-HOWTO but can't find the patch file.
>
> A. Do I need the patch? I seem to recall running across something in
> the archives a while back that said some
> of the newer 2.0.x kernels did not need to be patched, but now I can't
> find it to confirm.
>
> B. Is there a better kernel than 2.0.36 to build for AX.25?
Any 2.2 kernel is much better for AX.25. The kernel should work with slink.
However, you also need the new libax25, ax25-tools and ax25-apps
(which are in frozen Debian 2.2) which require glibc 2.1 I think.
Hamish
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Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <hamish@debian.org> <hamish@cloud.net.au>
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