Re: using the new RIVAFB diff file for kernel 2.6.10!

There is an older mandrake help file I wrote for compiling your own kernel 
availble at http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/mandrake.htm 


I might update it in the future, but for right now, it's more trouble than 
its worth.  In order to compile your own kernel you need to have a decent 
understanding of your system's hardware and many essential kernel modules.  
If you really are interested in it, just try it a bunch of times until you 
get something you're happy with.  Don't expect your first kernel build to 
meet your requirements.  Read, and read alot, particularly the help file for 
each module.  Mandrake kernels aren't that hard to compile, compared to suse 
or red hat ones (which are very tricky), however, kernel compiles for 
slackware, debian, lfs, and gentoo are deffinitely the easiest. 

The general nature of it, is 

sed -i "s/^EXTRAVERSION.*/EXTRAVERSION = -mykernel/" Makefile
make mrproper
make defconfig
make menuconfig
make all
make modules_install
VERSION=`grep "^VERSION" Makefile | tr -d ' ' | grep -o "[^=]*$"`
PATCHLEVEL=`grep "^PATCHLEVEL" Makefile | tr -d ' ' | grep -o "[^=]*$"`
SUBLEVEL=`grep "^SUBLEVEL" Makefile | tr -d ' ' | grep -o "[^=]*$"`
EXTRAVERSION=`grep "^EXTRAVERSION" Makefile | tr -d ' ' | grep -o "[^=]*$"`
KERNELRELEASE=${VERSION}.${PATCHLEVEL}.${SUBLEVEL}${EXTRAVERSION}
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-${KERNELRELEASE}
cp System.map /boot/System.map-${KERNELRELEASE}
cp .config /boot/config-${KERNELRELEASE} 

For more documentation on the topic check out 

http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html 

Also, for right now, you're probably better off using svgalib if you've got 
it working.  It support's lower pclocks and free's you from depending on any 
single kernel release. 

 

[iso-8859-1] Jos� Renato writes: 

> Andrea, quickly I found these files for mandrake distribution: 
> 
> kernel-doc-2.6.10-3mdk.i586.rpm
> kernel-source-2.6-2.6.10-3mdk.i586.rpm 
> 
> at 
> http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/coo 
> ker/i586/media/main/ 
> 
> I´ll will install them and apply the patch! But I need some help with 
> compile the kernel, like the commands to do, setting up the new modules, 
> etc.
> If somebody can help me, I´ll appreciate! 
> 
> Keep mailing
> Gore Daimon 
> 
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:41:01 +0100
>> From: Andrea Mazzoleni <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: Andrea Mazzoleni <[email protected]>
>> To: advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
>> Subject: [advancemame-users] Preliminary nVidia GeForce driver for Linux 
>> 2.6.10 
>> 
>> In the AdvanceMAME site beta/ directory I've put a preliminary 
>> FrameBuffer
>> video driver for Linux 2.6.10 which supports all the most recent nVidia 
>> GeForce
>> cards. 
>> 
>> The exact link of the patch is: 
>> 
>> http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/beta/linux-2.6.10-nvidiafb.diff 
>> 
>> This driver was posted by Antonino A. Daplas in the linux-fbdev-devel
>> mailing list. 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Andrea Mazzoleni
>> 935A 2D3C 5C70 BCD6 CB0C  ED89 7C19 4321 6340 3F6D 
>> 
>> 
>> --__--__-- 
>> 
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:26:15 +0100
>> From: Andrea Mazzoleni <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: Andrea Mazzoleni <[email protected]>
>> To: advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
>> Subject: [advancemame-users] Re: Preliminary nVidia GeForce driver for 
>> Linux 2.6.10 
>> 
>> For some reasons the site doesn't allow to download a .diff file. 
>> 
>> You can use this one instead: 
>> 
>> http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/beta/linux-2.6.10-nvidiafb.tar.gz 
>> 
>> or browse in the beta/ directory. 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Andrea Mazzoleni
>> 935A 2D3C 5C70 BCD6 CB0C  ED89 7C19 4321 6340 3F6D
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