Can you see your kernel?

**Coume** · 07-24-2003, 11:00 AM

Hello,
there is a place where it is possible to see the configuration of your kernel.
It shows your kernell with green tick, red cross and gear...
But after installing knoppix on my HDD if I try to go their, it says me that I have a bad kernel...

It is normal???

Ludo

**aay** · 07-24-2003, 04:01 PM

Green tick and red crosshair - sorry but I have no idea what you are talking about. Is this some sort of monitoring utility or something?

**Stephen** · 07-24-2003, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Coume

Hello,
there is a place where it is possible to see the configuration of your kernel.
It shows your kernell with green tick, red cross and gear...
But after installing knoppix on my HDD if I try to go their, it says me that I have a bad kernel...

It is normal???

Ludo

The KDE kernel configuratior does not seem to work on the install to the HD it looks for the file config.in but IIRC the config file is located in the /boot directory as config-2.4.20-xfs.

**joekm** · 07-24-2003, 07:31 PM

To re-compile the kernel you need the source and I don't think it is included when you do the hard disk install of Knoppix. The kernel config utility would be failing because it cannot find the source code.

Perhaps someone can confirm or correct this?

Joe

**Viro** · 07-24-2003, 11:54 PM

That's correct. The kernel source is not included, only some header files. You'll need to direct your browser to http://www.kernel.org and download the sources for the kernel.

**Stephen** · 07-25-2003, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Viro

That's correct. The kernel source is not included, only some header files. You'll need to direct your browser to http://www.kernel.org and download the sources for the kernel.

Either that or apt-get kernel-source-2.4.?? to get the source from the debian mirrors. replace ?? with the kernel you want.

**joekm** · 07-25-2003, 03:11 AM

Originally Posted by Stephen

Originally Posted by Viro

That's correct. The kernel source is not included, only some header files. You'll need to direct your browser to http://www.kernel.org and download the sources for the kernel.

Either that or apt-get kernel-source-2.4.?? to get the source from the debian mirrors. replace ?? with the kernel you want.

Will it matter that the Knoppix kernel has XFS support added? or can he just grab the kernel source from Debian and go with that?

**oscar** · 07-25-2003, 04:26 AM

Will it matter that the Knoppix kernel has XFS support added? or can he just grab the kernel source from Debian and go with that?

No, it will not matter.
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**Coume** · 07-25-2003, 06:52 AM

erm,
i tried to recompile my kernel yesterday...

I downloaded the srouce, then the acpi patch...
For once everything went fine till I done: make xconfig
After that I typed in some line that people said me, are the ones to re-install my new kernell but it doesn't work...
Could someone give me the line to type after the make xconfig one??

thxs
Ludo

**Stephen** · 07-25-2003, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Coume

erm,
i tried to recompile my kernel yesterday...

I downloaded the srouce, then the acpi patch...
For once everything went fine till I done: make xconfig
After that I typed in some line that people said me, are the ones to re-install my new kernell but it doesn't work...
Could someone give me the line to type after the make xconfig one??

thxs
Ludo

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