Questions about custom kernels
Okay I'm seriously considering rolling my own kernel, but I have a few
questions first. I've downloaded kernel-source-2.4.16, binutils, bzip2,
fileutils, make, and fdutils, is there anything else I need to create a
custom kernel.
While I haven't gotten everything to work, there are some things on my
system that do work that I'd rather not loose. Namely X-windows with the
updated nvidia drivers and my cable modem connection, DHCP worked right
out of the box.
During the initial installation of Debian the probing of my sound card
failed because I didn't know what arguments to enter. While compiling my
custom kernel will I see prompts similar to what I saw during the
initial installation. Namely will I get a second chance to enter the
correct values for my soundblaster live value card. I checked under
windows and and the settings for the SB card were as follows; SB Port
220, MPU Port 330, ABLib Port 388, IRQ 7, 8-bit DMA 1, 16-bit DMA 7.
What would be the correct format for any arguments for sound card probing.
Since I'm booting from a floppy is there anyway I can keep my current
working bf2.4 based kernel until I'm sure any new kernel is working
properly? Or can I have my original boot floppy and a new floppy with
the new kernel?
TIA
Lameth
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