[juneau-lug] Re: really headless?

  • From: "James Zuelow" <jamesz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:59:14 -0800



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> [mailto:juneau-lug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean Crites
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:20 AM
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> Subject: [juneau-lug] Re: really headless?
> 
> 
> 
> Ya, that was the one other thing that I found out about the serial 
> console. I've been recompiling my kernel every other day or 
> so now as I 
> figure out I need new features. When compiling for SMP make sure you 
> turn on your hardware clock lock on. It took me two compiles 
> to figure 
> that out. 

Happens to the best of them.  Over the weekend I updated my RedHat 7.2
box with up2date.  I have up2date configured to download, but not
install new kernel images.  I noticed that RedHat had a newer kernel
than my custom compiled one, so I tried it.

It broke my printing.  In the 2.4 kernels, you have to specify support
for a parallel port in the general config area (of menuconfig) AND
specify support for a printer as a character device in the character
device area.  Looks like RedHat left out one of the two, as when I was
using their kernel I didn't have an lp0 device to print to.

Then again, these days printers are either USB or ethernet, so maybe I'm
the dinosaur that RedHat just can't waste time supporting with a
parallel port printer....

Cheers,

James


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