Re: kernel question
OK
Things are much clearer now:) Learning new stuff every day, thanks to this
list and it's users.
Thanks a lot..
/ernst
On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Rox de Gabba wrote:
> ernst wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >I'm running woody and kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 and the pcmcia modules to
> >that kernel, working fine exept for apm support. Isn't apm a part of that
> >kernel?
> >
> >And what about the kernel-heders for the same kernel, do I need that, and
> >what do the kernel-headers do?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >/ernst
> >
>
> the bf2.4 kernel is an i386 kernel with lots of drivers compiled in.
> Eventually you will want to change that kernel to something else, like
> compile a kernel for your arhitecrture i686, k7 or any other
> architecture you might have.
>
> Kernel headers are used if you want to compile something that is kernel
> specific. For example: vmware installs two kernel modules into your
> kernel. If there are no modules that match your kernel in the package,
> then vmware asks you about the location of your kernel headers, so it
> can compile the modules for your running kernel.
>
>
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