Re: a basic kernel //or rather simply an old one
Hello again!
Thanks for the support.
let me more specific:
I want to play with the kernel, and really understand how it works.
I think that the best way to do that is to read the sunsite docs, and play
with an older kernel that wasn't as complex as the new ones.
I need the oldest posible kernel, that have simply
the ability to be installed in the first place without too much
tech-knowledge
required to start. it possibly means support for ext2, ?compatible? lilo,
and most of all, a debian distribution.
where can I find antique distributions?
Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 18, 1998 at 12:46:36AM -0400, Alexander Gutfraind wrote:
> > Dear fellow users!
> >
> > I am a newbie, but a week ago enthusiacstically compiled my
> > first kernel.
> > that's amazing. the thing is, it's a process so complex that
> > I fear to touch the makefiles
> > or play with them.
> > I wanted to ask, whether somebody can recommend me an old
> > kernel
> > that have some basic capabilities, but is not too large.
>
> You shouldn't need to touch the makefiles at all. Just do `make config'
> and work your way through the questions. If you press `?' you get an
> explanation of what each option means. Then do `make dep. and
> `make clean. and `make zImage' and it should all go off by itself.
>
> Anthony
>
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> acampbell@achc.demon.co.uk
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