On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 09:02:39PM +0100 or thereabouts, Leszek Gerwatowski wrote: > On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 09:25:32PM +0400, Rino Mardo wrote: > > hi. not wanting to reinvent the wheel, is it possible to use the kernel > > 2.4 with potato? if yes then what files, if any, should i get and from > > where? i've heard people say that it is possible but being the stubborn > > me i like to see it for myself so i'm willing to spend lots of time to > > make it work (if it's possible). > > > > I'm using kernel 2.4 on my potato box without any problems. I've installed > modutils from woody to recognize new directories organization under > /lib/modules/ and ppp package from woody to make ppp work as a module with > such modutils configuration: > > alias char-major-108 ppp_generic > alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic > alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async > alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty > alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp > alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate > alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate > > With these two modifications everything works just fine. Here you have > official list of needed packages from kernel 2.4.0-test10 source: > > > o Gnu C 2.91.66 # gcc --version > o Gnu make 3.77 # make --version > o binutils 2.9.1.0.25 # ld -v > o util-linux 2.10o # kbdrate -v > o modutils 2.3.18 # insmod -V > o e2fsprogs 1.19 # tune2fs --version > o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V > o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version > o isdn4k-utils 3.1beta7 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version > > BTW I use e2fsprogs 1.18 from potato without any problems. Any other newer > packages like pcmcia-cs or isdn4-utils I don't use so I don't care about > them. > thanks for the supply of information. much appreciated. i've done the check and one thing i would like to confirm is the following: Gnu C 2.95.2 Gnu make 3.79.1 binutils 2.9.5 this are the versions on my potato box. comparing to your listing would it matter if i use them with kernel-2.4.0-test12 (or whatever is the latest)? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Key fingerprint = 9DE1 5825 77B4 FF45 7485 D3EB DCCF DE48 09B6 4426 -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Who's watching the watchmen?"
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