On Mon, 12 May 1997, Robert Boyle wrote:
> At 12:36 PM 5/12/97 EDT, Bob Forsman wrote:
> >PM Mailing List <pmlist@cosmo.mitec.net> ,in message
> <Pine.LNX.3.95.97050914083
> > 1.23606A-100000@cosmo.mitec.net>, wrote:
> >> Where can one get more information on this? I know it was mentioned in
> >> the list, but no references. Thanks.
> >
> >/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/README.eql
>
> On WHICH machine?
on _your_ machine, if you have kernel sources installed.
If you already have a /usr/src/linux, chances are good you already have
kernel sources installed. Otherwise...
Find out which kernel you are running, and install those sources. You can
get kernel sources from mirrors of sunsite.unc.edu (there is a MIRRORS
file in /pub/Linux).
You will be getting a file called linux-(someVersion).tar.gz, e.g.,
linux-1.2.13.tar.gz, if you are running 1.2.13. It should be untarred in
/usr/src, and will produce a directory called /usr/src/linux.
If you had to get kernel sources, you _probably_ should build a kernel.
How to do this, is beyond the scope of this article. But you can find out
yourself by reading /usr/src/linux/README, or the kernel howto, or
preferably both. You should read the whole thing before you start. There
are notes in there about having the "safety net" of your older, working
kernel, either on a floppy or on your HD and referred to by your
/etc/lilo.conf. I _highly_ recommend getting this safety net working
after reading the README and howto, and before starting to build the kernel.
-Jim