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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sun, 17 Dec 2006, Lee Forrest wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 06:20:39PM +0000, sindi keesan wrote:
> > The little 1-floppy USB linux with kernel 2.4.31 worked for me with USB
> > keyboard and mouse.  zgv -M for testing the mouse.  (But it won't boot on
> > all computers, needs something changed in the boot setup to be more
> > similar to a previous version without the nice automatic mouse setup which
> > I never got around to doing or really understood, so maybe David has time
> > to make the required change).  I don't recall if the package included
> > kernel config, but you can see what modules were used with his 2.4 kernel.
> > It is posted at my site
> >
> > http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.4.31
> >
> > and at David's site, which is linked to BL3.40 site.
>
> wget http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.4.31/bzImage.431.gz
>
> I booted up BL3 with it, no modules, and X works fine! Mouse
> and keyboard.
>
> Not only _that_, but my serial card/port was also configured!
>
> (Thanks not only to your kernel, but to Steven's new
> setserial.)
>
> Now, all I have to do is get the chat script for eznet composed
> and I'm on the internet with BL3, which for _me_ will mean that
> it's a functional OS.

I forget why the regular pppsetup and pppd did not work for you.

> Thanks a bunch,

Thank David Moberg.  He also compiled a bunch of modules for this kernel, 
and I think posted the kernel config, so if you get hold of a Slackware 
10.2 (10.2?) CD with source code, you can refine the kernel.  Or use his 
kernel config to make a better 2.4.19.

It could be your serial card requires a 2.4 kernel.

The 1-floppy linux was put together at my request, for use with a USB 
camera (or memory card reader), to both transfer files and view with zgv, 
then the improved version was to test USB mice and keyboards with.

To use the viewer, fiddle with libvga.config - try chipset VGA or chipset 
VESA if it does not work with no chipset line.  There is an editor (e3pi) 
and less.

I think he just used the kernel he had already compiled and posted earlier 
(with a full set of modules).  He did several kernels so I can't recall 
quite what was what.  Since he compiled using later glibc (2.3.2?) than I 
did, our kernels/modules are not interchangeable.

Good thing your Gateway Essentials did not skimp on the floppy drive!

Sindi

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