Re: Darn USB printer

[rod <lsshan@crrstv.net>]

I've tried xadminmenu a couple of times for kernel compiling but I
usually can't read the fonts so I'm not all that familiar with it.
Besides I am comfortable with xconfig. It's only the make xconfig that
she needs to do to see what is what and what for. None of the rest of
the compile steps are required unless you intend to compile a kernel.
And even then, if you don't actually overwrite the old kernel or install
the new one, the only other step which may cause problems is make
modules_install.

I recompiled my kernel last night to enable burner support. I don't have
a burner at the moment. If I elect to install a burner I only have to
rename two files, make a symlink and run lilo to set up the new kernel
before shutdown so I will (I hope) have the burner working when I
reboot.

Yeah, we are probably saying the same thing. Just in different terms.
There are lots of good how-to's around for compiling a kernel. They're a
good first step.

Rod

mrmoo@att.net wrote:
> 
> Well, OK, so you didn't specifically tell her to
> recompile her kernel-- but to check out the settings she
> still needs to go through the same steps -- just not
> save changes. Of course, if she did make changes, they
> wouldn't take effect unless she ran "make bzdisk" or
> bzlilo or whatever.
> 
> I think I _have_ run across a situation or two with some
> other distros (that I've long since abandoned in favor
> of the better way) where the kernel sources were not
> already "pre-linked," for lack of a better term.
> 
> You say "Make xconfig is a great way to see what's
> available and what it does without endangering your
> working machine."  I'm not sure I follow your apparent
> implication that using xconfig necessarily protects you
> from hosing your system; you can get into or stay out of
> as much trouble with the other two options.
> We're probably on the same wavelength, but just not
> understanding each other somehow... ;-)
> --Mark
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> > No, I was not suggesting she recompile her kernel. I was trying to tell
> > her how to determine if she has usb printer support enabled. If not then
> > she may need to recompile her kernel. From what I've seen the
> > /usr/src/linuz symlink to /usr/src/kernel-source.... is a pretty
> > standard install feature.
> >
> > Kernel compiling seems to be one of the great mysteries in linux. At
> > least for a lot of people. Make xconfig is a great way to see what's
> > available and what it does without endangering your working machine.
> >
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