From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Sep 7 6:44:31 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from scotty.masternet.it (scotty.masternet.it [194.184.65.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E00415492 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 06:44:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gmarco@scotty.masternet.it) Received: from suzy (modem27.masternet.it [194.184.65.37]) by scotty.masternet.it (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA29675 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:43:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from gmarco@scotty.masternet.it) Message-Id: <4.1.19990907154808.019c64d0@194.184.65.4> X-Sender: gmarco@scotty.masternet.it X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 15:48:18 +0200 To: chat@freebsd.org From: Gianmarco Giovannelli Subject: Re: Linux install ... and the kernel ? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 07/09/99, you wrote: >Chuck Robey writes: >> >> Do you want an example? Try installing ppp, Linux versus FreeBSD ... >> jeeze what a difference! If you have problems in usermode ppp on > > I used Kppp on FreeBSD and Linux with KDE -- works like a charm. > > As easy as windows. Me too on Linux... it was the only way I am able to arrange an internet connection with a RH 6.0. And the Kernel ? make xuserconfig has a good interface, but the choosing take me about half an hour... Then I build the kernel following : a) the suggestions from a newspaper b) the tips from linuxnewbie c) the INSTALL/README file that come with the kernel... After make everything, installed/copied and edited the /etc/lilo.conf I run lilo -v and then it had the courage to complain that my kernel image was too big ... starting again from the beginning step by step... I made the kernel compressed... same result... I abandoned ... and I use (the few times I boot Linux) the redhat with kernel 2.2.5 (upgraded by hand with binary pkg found on the RH site) Configuring a kernel under FreeBSD is not really so difficult if you read at least the handbook. I don't want to repeat myself, but we have the best under our fingers... Here (Italy) the problem is that Linux is become a gadget to sell computer magazine and books. Every one speaks about Linux and optionally come with a copy of the last distribution, kernel version, software... Best Regards, Gianmarco Giovannelli , "Unix expert since yesterday" http://www.giovannelli.it/~gmarco http://www2.masternet.it To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message