Hi all, Just trudging along trying to install ALSA. Have recompiled kernel to support VFAT, sound (with no modules), and loadable module support. Compiled the ALSA driver (finally), after realizing it was looking for sources in /usr/src/linux and inserting --with-kernel=/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.12 (where my recompiled srcs live). Now though, a problem with recompiling the lib packages (alsa). On the mailing list archives, it says I might have to upgrade libc (suggestion was to upgrade to frozen/potato libc6)... Is it alright to have sources live as kernel-source-2.2.12? How do I change that to /usr/src/linux if I need to? Because I wanted to boot an NTFS partition also, I did 'make zdisk' after 'make bzImage' (linux kernel how-to) so I could boot from diskette...is that the problem? How do I actually get libc6 installed?
sorry for the multiple newbie questions, just excited to be close to having ALSA-SBLive! working.
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On Tue, 27 Mar, 2001 at 14:10 +0100, d.casal wrote:
/usr/src/linux and inserting --with-kernel=/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.12
One solution to this is to have multiple kernels in /usr/src/kernel-source-2.*.* and to have /usr/src/linux as a symlink to whichever you are using at the moment.
lib packages (alsa). On the mailing list archives, it says I might have to upgrade libc (suggestion was to upgrade to frozen/potato libc6)...
Ok, it's probably worth doing an upgrade anyway, especially if you installed off CD. Check the file /etc/apt/sources.list and make sure it has some sensible source servers in there - I have:
--- begin cut --- # Stable deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/non-US stable non-US/main non-US/contrib non-US/non-free
# Security deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free --- end cut --- ...in mine, as well as lines for the testing distributions and ximian software, but those above are a good starting point. Then, at the console do:
apt-get update apt-get -u upgrade
Is it alright to have sources live as kernel-source-2.2.12?
Yes,
How do I change that to /usr/src/linux if I need to?
... thru symlinks.
Because I wanted to boot an NTFS partition also, I did 'make zdisk' after 'make bzImage' (linux kernel how-to) so I could boot from diskette...is that the problem?
Okay, not entirely sure here, can't remember what's required for linux/NT dual boot. Anyone?
How do I actually get libc6 installed?
Try: apt-get install libc6
sorry for the multiple newbie questions, just excited to be close to having ALSA-SBLive! working.
No problem, happy to help where possible!
Andrew.
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 02:02:23PM +0000, Andrew Savory wrote:
Okay, not entirely sure here, can't remember what's required for linux/NT dual boot. Anyone?
IIRC it is NT that is fussy - it only likes to be loaded by the NT boot loader so you need to put LILO as the boot record on the Linux boot/root partition (rather than as the MBR) and have the NT Boot Loader on the MBR. You then need to check the documentation for NTs boot loader and the BOOT.INI file to add a menu option to boot a foreign OS.
Steve.
d.casal wrote: <snip>
Because I wanted to boot an NTFS partition also, I did 'make zdisk' after 'make bzImage' (linux kernel how-to) so I could boot from diskette...is that the problem?
Booting from a floppy is one way of doing it. You can use a kernel floppy like the one you have made alternatively just install lilo on /dev/fd0. NT/2k are strange beasts when using ntfs best way is to make your box dual boot. Have a look at http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html. Basically what you have to do is install lilo on a linux partition, I always use a small 10M /boot partition, and point the NT bootloader to that. Feel free to mail me off list if you want any more info.
Cheers, BJ
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Steve Fosdick wrote:
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 02:02:23PM +0000, Andrew Savory wrote:
Okay, not entirely sure here, can't remember what's required for linux/NT dual boot. Anyone?
To dual boot NT (all versions I think but this works with win2k) is to install NT, then install Linux make either /boot or / bootable make the NT partition unbootable (from withing fdisk or cfdisk) install lilo on /boot or / now when you boot into Linux edit your lilo.conf to have something like the following
other=/hda1 label=NT
re-run lilo and when you start the machine you should be able to type NT at the lilo prompt and it should all work (at least it does for me)
Adam
IIRC it is NT that is fussy - it only likes to be loaded by the NT
After trying a few things, I've now 3rased NT. Running rh7/debian(potato) dual. Less blasphemous, thinks Lilo. Thanks, Steven.
(a.savory)
Ok, it's probably worth doing an upgrade anyway, especially if you installed off CD. Check the file /etc/apt/sources.list and make sure it has some sensible source servers in there - ... thru symlinks.(/usr/src/linux etc.)
thanks andrew, now compiling stuff like a dream. 'tis the problem with muzo/unix people sometimes, we just want stuff to work automagically. Apt-get works great.
d
Basically what you have to do is install lilo on a linux partition, I always use a small 10M /boot partition, and point the NT bootloader to that. Feel free to mail me off list if you want any more info.
see above post...went rh7/debian...all I wanted NT for was testing Pure Data (www.pure-data.org), so it seemed silly to keep it alive, since PD works better in unix. Thanks a lot for the reply anyway. cheers, d
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