[SPARCbook] linux install trouble

[Thomas Roehr]

I have a  tar and gziped file of a working 2.3.5 kernel and modules 
thatt is 1.5 MB's in size. Untar in the root directory, update the 
silo.conf file, run silo and reboot. I have not built a recent kernel, I 
will plan on it the for the weekend.

Tom

 Super-User wrote:

>Thomas Roehr wrote:
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>>Peter,
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>>Redhat 6.2 won't support the P9100. What you need to do is install 6.2,
>>then build a 2.4 kernel, which does have the support for the P9100.
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>Hm.. I hadn't realised that. It seems a little confusing to have the
>driver on the list
>if the driver doesn't exist. I tried it again and possibly the
>script/program crashes when
>it doesnt find the driver.
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>>There is a small problem with the mouse pointer code that I have a patch
>>for. I can also ship a built kernel to you if you want.
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>That would be excellent :-) 
>I have managed to get the installation going now by selecting cg3
>for the x-driver the installation continues in textmode. This means I
>will be able to 
>install the new kernel or recompile if the installation completes using
>the text console.
>Then I can set up the x-server files manually and start with the new
>driver.
>
>I dont know how to do this stuff with kernel compilation etc. The driver
>would be incorporated
>in the kernel somehow??, or is Linux all dynamic by now?  
>I'm used to Solaris where everything just works, and boot -r takes care
>of new hardware.
>
>I do have some book though where its outlined for a pc, i suppose it
>will be pretty much 
>the same procedure on a Sparc.
>I think I can probably figure it out if I get that far.
>
>Would the kernel be a very large file? Do you suppose you have access to
>a server, isp or similar
>where you could upload it so I can get it into the sparcbook. My machine
>is behind a firewall at my isp,
>so it will not be possible to access it I'm afraid. For a smaller file I
>might be able to find
>room at my Algonet account. Perhaps in source form..
>
>Thank you,
>Peter
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