Re: Linux Driver Question

That is exceptionally helpful. More than I could've asked for. Really,
thank you, Ken.

I hope I didn't top-post. Very good info. I feel encouraged now.

Jrs
On Aug 13, 2015 6:44 AM, "Ken Moffat" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:28:46PM -0400, James Stortz wrote:
> > Ah! Thank you.
> >
> > I know very little about the kernel.
> >
> > I assume that I could customize the kernel, but is there any other method
> > to control the specific drivers/etc included?
> >
>
> Well, in lfs we recommend building your own kernel and slimming down
> the config until you have one that works for you.  So, no.
>
> > I'd like to do without with apple's "magic mouse"
> >
> > James
> >
>
> I've no idea what the magic mouse is (my memory of apple is that
> they only had one button on the mouse: that is probably before your
> time - I'm talking ppc here).
>
> But perhaps there is some command-line option to control it.  Modern
> (EFI) macs are outside my experience: if you have not yet built your
> own kernel then probably best to ask on a more-specific list.
> Normally I would reconnend building your own kernel (and keeping the
> existing kernel until the new one works acceptably), but I still
> remember reports that EFI can be difficult = sonsult the LFS/BLFS
> archives for the last year, e.g.
>
> http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-support/2014-September/047758.html
>
> Ah, looks like Dan produced the hint:
> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/lfs-uefi.txt
>
> There was also a post from somebody on -dev with a very different
> view, perhaps maybe a th the beginning of this year, but my
> google-fu is not adequate to find his posts.
>
> > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Ken Moffat <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
>
> And on the LFS lists we do NOT like people who top-post :)
>
> ĸen
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