Re: Which kernel do i need
That is correct--the kernels which get installed with Debian do not
support a lot of the modules, but the precompiled kernel-image packages
do (I am running 2.4.26-1-686 from sarge).
73, Bob
On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 10:50:26AM +0200, François-Xavier ROL wrote:
> Le dimanche 29 Août 2004 06:10, Bob Nielsen a écrit :
>
> In the kernel 2.4.18 coming with the flavour bf24 the modules ax25 are NOT
> activated and in addition there is a little bug.
> Then it is better to load a kernel-source-2.4.xx.deb and to compile a kernel
> well adapted to your box.
> 73 from Xavier
>
> > On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 08:20:03PM -0500, Johnny wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > I have installed Debian-3.0r2-i386, I have installed ax25-tools,
> > > ax25-apps, libax25 packages. And turn around and installed
> > > ax25-config-03.3. Now i have been told that I need to compile the
> > > kernel for Packet radio work right. I have been googlen and reading how
> > > to compile the kernel.
> > > Now I don't know which one to use for ham radio.
> >
> > If you install one of the Debian kernel-image packages, it will have the
> > AX.25 and other modules, so you really don't need to compile your own.
> > I believe that the latest kernel in woody is probably 2.4.18, so you
> > should use: apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-386 (or whichever
> > processor-optimized version you wish).
> >
> > Bob, N7XY
>
>
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