SlackwareThis Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Indeed. But it is not that simple. When I tried compiling a 2.6.21 kernel after running make oldconfig with the knoppix config it didn't work. This suggests that either the 21 kernel is the problem or it is one of the new options on 21 which wrongly configured.
I had the same problem with my inspiron 1501. But, it is easily fixed by compiling Pat's kernel from current. Just make sure to create an initrd for whatever file system you happen to be using.
first try to install with huge kernel and do a re-compilation of the same kernel with correct processor options (ie) processor type, sub architecture type, smp support, 64 bit support enabled and make module and install. now try booting the new kernel it should work.
Quick fyi, I'm assuming you need to use ndiswrapper as well, so if you do upgrade to 2.6.23.9 make sure you grab the latest ndiswrapper source. I had problems compiling older versions.
pat's slackware kernels are compiled for i386 configuration with optimization for i686. this may be the problem in your case as your processor is not compatible with i386 configuration. i had the same problem with slackware 12, i recompiled the default 2.6.21.5-smp kernel with config file from /boot folder and in menuconfig i changed the processor type to match my processor type and chose the sub-architecture also to match my processor type and enabled all options to match my system configuration and saved the configuration and compiled the kernel, now the kernel is made as per the system's configuration and works in dual processor mode and all optimisations for the current processor type.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.