On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Richard Adams wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:44:37 +0000, Eef Hartman wrote:
>
> > Richard Adams <myspam@spam.com> wrote:
> >> does not exsist and i am quite sure the k series is always on cd1 but
> >> thats besides the point here.
> >
> > No, in 9.0 (ONLY) the CD was full, so the kernel-sources were moved to
> > CD2 (the "live/extra" one) and pasture even was moved to CD4 (the latter,
> > extra on CD-2 and pasture on 4 is still true in 9.1, but now kde(i) and
> > gnome have been moved to CD-2 (and k back to 1).
>
> Yes you are correct, i was fogetting, i checked my slack-9.0 cd here and
> it has "k" on it but, i burnt the cd from a slackware source directory on
> a mirror i was fogetting that sorry for the confustion.

Greetings,

First of all thanks to all who took the time and trouble to help. But for
a minute I thought I was going mad and couldn't RT very helpful FM.

> >> To answer your question. You can use 'installpkg'

Indeed, I've done this, and it all makes more sense now.

> > He first has to get the kernel-sources package from any Slackware
> > mirror. For 9.0 I would suggest to get the one in
>
> No i thought the asker mentioned he has the other CD with the "k" dir on
> it, if thats correct then there is only the following;
> kernel-source-2.4.18-noarch-4.tgz so simply use my example to install the
> kernel source.

Indeed I ordered a nice 4-CD set from the US for which I splashed an
outrageous 45 pounds :} and I still didn't get a free T-shirt.

> [SNIP] due to line wrapping.
>
> > PS: it is possible to get the 9.1 (2.4.22) kernel (and optional sources)
> > and install them under 9.0 (I'm running it here too).
>
> All you need to do is retrive linux-2.4.22.tar.gz (or bz2) from kernel.org
> and do the following.
>
> cd /usr/src
> rm linux
> tar xvzf /path/to/linux-2.4.22.tar.gz
> cd linux-2.4.22
> make mrproper
> make config
> make bzImage modules modules_install
>
> Take a look at;
> http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/kernel.htm
> for the rest of the advise.
>
> Or read the Kernel-HOWTO found in /usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs and or the README
> in /usr/src/linux-2.4.22
>
> There is no need to create a symlink called linux thesedays however if you
> feel the need you can.

Easy guys, one thing at a time. I must (re)learn to walk before I can run.
It's one thing reading TFM, it's quite another to get the info travelling
from the eyes to the brain. Thanx again....I'll be back.
Regards,
Joss.

> Groeten uit Goes.
>
> Regards Richard
> pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
> http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/