New to Linux and looking for the threads

Hi,

My first post here and I`m completely new to Linux although I`ve played about with Amigo for a week or so.

I have one or two questions to ask, and also would like to read the existing threads but the only thread I can see is the one about New Web Site and Downloads. I`m NOT new to web forums or computers, I am logged in and I can see all threads in the other forum sections, but only the one thread in the Amigo section.

I don`t really want to ask questions that may already have been answered, can anyone help with this?

Thanks,

Mark

Looks like you're about the only Amigo user here, ... and I thought it was lonely sometimes being a Linux advocate in a Windows world.

Probably most of the questions you'd have are not specific to that distro, and you should still be able to find threads with the info you need.

Yeah they are not Amigo specific and I was going to check the Slackware threads for answers anyway. I`m just curious as to why I don`t see any threads under the Amigo section when there are quite clearly links to them from other topics. They do exist, I just can`t see or browse through them.

Amigo seems like it`s what I am looking for; I don`t want any special Linux only partitions on my drive yet and I can put Amigo anywhere and run it from a bootable floppy.

Mark

You have to change the settings at the bottom of the page so that it shows threads older than 30 days.

It's been very quiet on the forum for a long time now, but I still check it every day, and others are still watching also.

Yes, most of your questions are probably answered already on the Slackware forum. The changes that Amigo makes to a normal Slackware installation are mostly related to initial installation and basic hardware setup when you boot it the first time.
Amigo creates an fstab file and an XF86Config (or xorg.conf) file to get you going fast. Chnages that you make manually follow the same recommendations as for Slackware.
Most of the rest of what amigo does is provide a default user and desktop, plus a basic selection of software for desktop use.

Hi gnashley, thanks for that, I`ll have a read of some of those threads now

I was trying to compile a module for my onboard ethernet adapter but the "make" command seemed to be missing. I`ve now got that working but it won`t compile because the kernel source is missing, understandably as Amigo is cut down to save space.

I`ve downloaded the source for the 2.4.25 kernel but I`m not sure how to get it in the right place.

Mark.

Unpack in /usr/src and create a link to the folder:
ln -s linux-2.4.25 linux
The cd into the linux folder to compile.

For compiling a kernel you need
perl
binutils
make
gcc

for compiling other stuff you'll need kernel-headers (the standard ones)
and probably will need/want
autoconf
automake
libtool
m4

I`m not trying to recompile the kernel at this point, just compile a driver that will be loaded as a module. Do I need to recompile the kernel to do that?

I have extracted the source files for the driver into /root/temp and I have the kernel source files in usr/src/linux-2.4.25. There is a makefile included with the driver.

When I cd into the temp dir and type make, I get the error "Linux kernel source not configured - missing version.h. stop"

Anyone know why I get this?

I`ve downoaded all that other stuff you suggested although I`m not quite sure what to do with it yet thanks

You probably won't need to compile the kernel, but you should cd into /usr/src/linux and configure the sources. Best thing would be to get the kernel config file for zipslack, place it in /usr/src/linux and rename it to .config (the dot in front makes it hidden).
You need to install the software mentioned above using installpkg, in order to use the programs.

Thanks, got it working eventually. I had to configure and recompile the kernel before I could compile and install the driver module without errors. Talk about jumping in the deep end, ah well at least I`ve learned something along the way.

Now I`ve been playing with Lilo and can`t get it to give me the choice of Linux or Windows. I`m trying to install it to a boot floppy and give me the option of WindowsXP on C: or Amigo on C:\Linux. I can`t seem to find any answers to this, is it possible?

Run liloconfig and choose expert mode. Again search for threads on this in the Amigo forum.
1. start new header
2. add lilo partition -this will search for type 83 partitions, which your C: is not. But, if you manually enter /dev/hda1 or whatever your C: is, it will indeed boot.
3. add windows partition.
4. install lilo