ke4nt1
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Posted: Aug. 28 2004,04:12 |
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I'll give this one a try, jerome2,
Not too promising, but let me share what I know..
Others can follow-up and build from my post.
Those modem drivers are for RH 7.2 / 7.3 ..
I don't know if they will work with the 2.4.26 kernel,
They were certainly built using the gcc2.95 or earlier, not gcc 3.3
I'm thinking this could be a frustrating maneuver...
( Perhaps there are some more recent drivers available elsewhere? )
( Does it work in knoppix ? )
Many folks use the knoppix CD environment to build drivers, etc..
Then copy them to their DSL build..
Getting gcc g++ and make is well documented in the forums.
Search for gcc, g++, and make...
The sources for DSL 0.7.3 can be found in the 9/2003 Knoppix 3.3 CD
The sources for DSL 0.8 come from the 5/2004 Knoppix 5/2004 CD
Any generic sources for these kernels may not be patched
or built with the same tools/compilers
The NVidia driver running on DSL is probably moot.
If you do get the kernel sources, and binutils, and try to let the
NVidia *.sh file compile a driver for you, you don't have the necessary
XFree86 video subsystem the driver needs to run in..
DSL uses the Xvesa/Kdrive servers , not XFree86 or X.org.
By the time you do all of this effort, it would be easier to pull out
KDE and GNOME from a knoppix CD, and run fluxbox...
There are some utilities out there for converting rpm to deb
I have not used them or seen them here..
Keep in mind, this distro is designed to be a LiveCD desktop.
It's not a development environment, or a 3D game box.
There are many other choices for linux distros out there that serve these needs..
DSL development time/effort focuses on building the best 50 MB liveCD...
These answers are probably NOT what you wanted to hear..
But I do not want you to be frustrated by a lack of response to your questions.
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ke4nt
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