joebosak@uku.co.uk wrote: > kernels, some even boot but none does what I want. One thing I need to > know is how to get modules to compile... there doesn't seem to be any Most modules come with the kernel source code, you just have to compile them as modules (i.e. 'm' instead of 'y' or <space> in menuconfig). > source code on my system except for pcmcia-cs (which I downloaded, and > which gives an error message during compilation). Where do I get this > from? pcmia-cs probably needs you to compile and install your custom kernel first so that it can have access to config options and the headers. > I'm trying to get a kernel for 486 laptop that contains pcmcia and > wireless (for a WPC11 v3 card). Also I want to set up the system as a > firewall so I want IP masquerading etc. Just enable all relevant options (firewall options are under iptables/netfilter). > Finally, I have tried loading the 2.4.18-bf2.4 configuration file, as a > starting point, but this gives loads of error messages about things not > being found. So another question would be - would I be better off using > something like 2.4.21? You can't use a 2.4.x config file with a 2.6.x kernel. If you want a good starting point, install kernel-package and use one of those configs. -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GAT/CM$/CS>$/CC/IT$/M/S/O/U dpu s+:++ !a C++$>C+++$ UB+++>++++$L++++$*-- P+>++$ L+++(++++)$ E-(---) W+++>$ N(+) o? K- w--(---) O? M V? PS++@ PE-@ Y+@ PGP++(+++)>$ t? 5? X? R tv--(-) b++(+++)@ DI? D? G e->++++ h* r? z* ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ David Mandelberg webmaster@eth0.is-a-geek.org
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