Hi, On 12/29/06, arnuld <arnuld3@gmail.com> wrote:
2.) add this just before you say "make menuconfig":
"CRUX does not have a customised kernel, (Gentoo users will feel disappointed ;-) it uses the kernel as it is developed by the Linux kernel team/Hackers. Henc you need to add support for these 2 by manually selecting modules:
1.) "mouse" in "device drivers -> input devices", IIRC 2.) PPP in "device drivers -> networking support". select these 4 at least:
<*> PPP (point-to-point protocal) support <*> PPP support for async serial ports <*> PPP support for sync tty ports <*> PPPoE (point-to-point over Ethernet) support
3.) check you manual for audio crad & Ethernet & slecect the appriopriate modules. otherwiese they will not work.
4.) carefully read nearly all the options & select the ones you require. then hit "exit" from "make menuconfig" & "save" changes.
I think that's much too verbose. Basically it can all be summed up as "if you don't compile in (or as a module) the drivers for your hardware, the hardware won't work". Duh... I think a simple note would be more appropriate: "note: CRUX' default kernel config is the one shipped with the kernel; this is quite bare, so you'll probably have to enable most drivers for your hardware manually". I think that also describes the "problem" better: the "problem" isn't that hardware doesn't work without the correct drivers, it's that the default config omits a lot of drivers (well that's not actually a problem, on the contrary, it provides a clean start, but it _is_ something the user should be aware of). Greetings, Sander.