Re: tlug: new debian user beats head against wall, cries for help...film at

["Austin Kurahone" <a_downunder@example.com>]

Hi,

>I'm assuming that the problem probably has something to do with the
>fact that I'm using libc6 >=2.1 and that my kernel was compiled with >a 
>different set of libraries, because I think I read something in >some help 
>file somewhere that suggested that this might cause >problems. But I don't 
>know that for sure, because I'm somewhat >frazzled and because I'm getting 
>into an area here in which I have >zero knowledge.
Ok.  I don't use Debian, but I think that I know what your problem is.  The 
Linux kernel doen't link against (g)libc so changing your (g)libc should not 
make a difference. (I use Glibc 2.1 + Linux 2.2.5).  Most likely the rese of 
your system wasn't too happy with the switch to the new 
libraries."make-kpkg" is suspect.  Try cd'ing to the linux source tree, amd 
do "make dep; make clean; make bzImage (Or zImage) (And optionally ;make 
modules; make modules_install)". Unless I mistyped something this will build 
the Kernel without building funky packages.The kernel will be under the 
"arch/i386/boot" directory of your linux source tree (Usually 
/usr/src/linux")

>Ideally, I'd like to NOT re-install this system because I'd
>like to NOT pay NTT for the privilege of re-downloading the 8 MB or >so of 
>XFree86 that I need.
HUH??? Why can't you just grab precompiled server binary from Precision 
Insight(Redhat)??  Their the guys that wrote the server.  Originally for 
XFree86 3.3.2.
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/XFCom/ or
ftp://ftp.precisioninsight.com/pub/pi/XFCom/

If you get really fed up, try using libGGI+the XGGI Xserver on a FBCON 
target ;-)

Hope this helps,
Austin K. Kurahone


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