Re: Riva Framebuffer under Mandrakelinux 10.0

I am sure there are some tutorials out there...but here is how I do it on 
debian linux with lilo:

1. Go to http://www.kernel.org/ and download the package you want.
2.  Save it in /usr/src/ and cd to that directory
3.  issue "tar -xvjf linux-2.4.28.tar.bz2"
4.  symbolically link it to /usr/src/linux.  Like this:
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.28 /usr/src/linux
5.  CD into it "cd /usr/src/linux"
6.  issue "make mrproper" to clean everything up.
7.  issue "make menuconfig"....pick off all your hardware.
8.  issue "make dep"
9.  issue "make bzImage"
10.  move your new kernel to boot from it:
"cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/XXXNewKernelXXX"
11.  issue "make modules" if you installed some drivers at Modules
12.  issue "make modules_install"

THEN.....
If you are using lilo (which I am) you need to edit your /etc/lilo.conf to 
have a new section for /boot/XXXNewKernelXXX and set it as default.  After 
you have edited it, issue "lilo" to get it into the boot loader.

If you are using grub or something different than lilo...you are on your 
own.  :-)

DONE!

Side note:
You can download both 2.4 and 2.6...untar both...and switch what you are 
working on by symbolically linking /usr/src/linux to one then the other. 
You don't even have to link if you just want to do "make menuconfig" to see 
what drivers in the kernel...just cd into "linux-2.4.28" and do "make 
menuconfig"

Todd
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "José Renato" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 7:01 PM
Subject: [advancemame-users] Riva Framebuffer under Mandrakelinux 10.0


> Hello all!
> My currently videocard (Geforce 4 MX Integrated - Asus A7N8X-VM/400 
> motherboard)
> is´nt supported by SVGALib, so I need to recompile my kernel to enable the 
> Riva Framebuffer video driver.
> I would like to know if somebody have any information to do this with my 
> Linux distribution (Mandrake 10.0 official)
> and if I need to patch the source code with the contrib/mame/fb files to 
> enable lower pclocks.
> That´s all! Because this problem, my arcade cabinet is off about 5 months.
> Thanks all!
> Gore Daimon
>
>
>
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