Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Jun 2001 01:14:07 +0200 (CEST) | From | Luigi Genoni <> | Subject | Re: Some experience of linux on a Laptop |
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John Nilson wrote:
> 2: Compile time optimization options in Make menuconfig ???? I do not understand the point.
> 3: Lilo/grub config in make menuconfig Unusefull and dangerous.
> 4: make bzImage && make modules && make modules install && cp > arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/'uname -r' something inside make menuconfig To compile a kernel someone should be able to run correctly make. Don't you think so? Also my girlfriend, who never saw a Unix system before, after a couple days spended reading during free time some documentation and help files (4 hours in two days I think) has been able to compile and install a new kernel.
> 6: Wouldn't it be easier for svgalib/framebuffer/GGI/X11 and others if the > graphiccard drivers where kernel modules? This is an old discussion. I hope it will never be. (just my own 2 cents).
> 8: A way to change kernel without rebooting. I have no diskdrive or cddrive > in my laptop so I often do drastic things when I install a new distribution. Is it possible at all??
Luigi
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