Recompiling
CyberMan
If you want to recompile the kernel you must have the sources
installed. To see if you have them do a rpm -q kernel-sources In not,
then install them via XWindows-comtrol panel->package config. After this
do a cd /usr/src/linux and from there type make config This will start a
small script whic will ask you a lot of questions about what you want to
have in your kernel. After this do a make dep and a make clean. Then do
a make zIamge and make modules , then make modules_install and make zlilo.
To put a background picture on the desktop you have to do issue
this xv -root whateverimage.jpg -quit
If you want this to happend every time you start XWindows, you should put
this in the .xinitrc file in your dir.
CyberMan
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On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Martin K. wrote:
> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 97 16:20:54 +0200
> From: "Martin K." <tps9...@student2.lu.se>
> Reply-To: redha...@redhat.com
> To: redha...@redhat.com
> Subject: Recompiling
> Resent-Date: 24 Jul 1997 14:29:23 -0000
> Resent-From: redha...@redhat.com
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> Hi!
>
> I installed RedHat 4.2 a week ago and this is my first contact with linux so
> I'm not very familiar with it. Last few days I've been trying to recompile
> it but it refuses. I tried to do it in different ways with both make boot
> and make Image but it just dies on me with some error messages that I don't
> get at all. I tried to configure it with 386 proc, without sound card, even
> without those PCI options but got nothing out of that. I feel like ending up
> in circles so I gave up on fixing this one myself. Now I can't even start
> menuconfig no more.
>
> Any ideas how I should go on and find out what's bugging it?
>
> I also wander how I can change the looks of xWindows, there's supposed to be
> something more than that Win95 look? And is there a way of puting a picture
> in the background or adding and taking away options that I get in menus by
> clicking with mouse on the desktop?
>
> Thanx!
>
>
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> then install them via XWindows-comtrol panel->package config. After this
> do a cd /usr/src/linux and from there type make config This will start a
> small script whic will ask you a lot of questions about what you want to
> have in your kernel. After this do a make dep and a make clean. Then do
> a make zIamge and make modules , then make modules_install and make zlilo.
Use 'make xconfig' or 'make menuconfig' in replace of the regular line
prompting 'make config.' It may seem like a minor detail, but for a new
user, this is a major improvement.
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David A. Hoang
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http://www.duke.edu/~dah1