Compiling with Bl3 Re: [BL] Get_info on PCMCIA
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Sun Oct 31 14:07:49 EST 2004
sindi keesan wrote:
>
> Steven, how difficult is it to compile links2 for BL3
IIRC it wasn't too bad: more user-friendly than most.
> and was there anything special you had to do for it?
Not that I remember. However, I have previously added a
lot of additional packages (required by other sourcecode)
so a don't know if links2 will compile on just the base
compiler packages.
> Do you have some sort of configuration setup that you
> used which I could copy
Sorry I don't have room on this system to keep the working
files from everything I've compiled. As soon as the binary
is working 100%, I delete the working directory (keeping only
the original tgz package).
> I will also attempt to compile a later pppd that might
> work better with my external modem. Is that tricky in any way?
IIRC there are kernel issues with pppd (unlike most
programs, which don't care on which kernel they run).
> My laptop pentium only boots with loadlin if I start
> with Freedos and Freedos himem.sys interferes with Xvesa.
Have you tried DOS 5 on that machine? The himem.sys in
DOS 5 is the only one that doesn't mess up Xvesa on this
computer.
> I have not used lilo, but assume you get some sort of
> choice between DOS and linux.
Usually lilo boots directly to the default OS, but you
can press a key to enter a different option.
> What would be the advantages of either method?
loadlin.exe is more idiot-proof and is easier to fix
when something goes wrong.
> Does lilo provide a boot choice
That depends on how you configure /etc/lilo.conf
Cheers,
Steven
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