| louipc | hmm that's a good idea for a wiki topic |
| metoo | can someone help me get the catalyst control center working on FC6 |
| pinktaco | ..................... this is not fedora core channel |
| metoo | thanks anyway later |
| pinktaco | plus on side note |
| _mEo_ | Hi, I just compiled a kernel (have not done any make modules or make modules_install yet). Since this is the first time I have done this, I want to test it before I actually use it over the arch kernel26. How do I do this? I don't know where or what to put where anyone? |
| pinktaco | i'm not familiar w/ custom kernels but i don't think it's possible to test out w/o redirecting to new kernel built and reboot. unless you set up a virtualized environment |
| _mEo_ | Virtualized is what I was thinking, but its annoying, I don't have it installed. I am sure there's a way, because lilo has an option to load a kernel once |
| pinktaco | as long as whatever options you set during kernel config is correct.... it should be ok. but then, (back few years ago) when i made my own kernel, upon reboot it broke |
| _mEo_ | see, im expecting that too lol |
| pinktaco | you can make multiple enties in your lilo to point to old and new kernel |
| _mEo_ | Wht stage of compilation is the actual installing? im waiting to run make modules, but I don't want to instal lanythign |
| pinktaco | just in case your new kernel dont boot you can reset and re-use arch kernel |
| _mEo_ | Like with the CD? |
| pinktaco | hmm, i'm not familiar with the inner workings or stages |
| _mEo_ | and just pacman kernel26 to get a fresh one k |
| pinktaco | perhaps someone else can anwser that for you |
| _mEo_ | when urs broke did you lose data? |
| pinktaco | no, what i meant by broke is it didn't even boot fully so kernel couldn't initialize all my hardware i forgot some scsi options |
| _mEo_ | Ok, do you think I would? Knowing how linux work, I wouldn't think so. Lol, im expecting that too lol I didn't spend an hour reading through everything just tryign it out I think ill wait then, thanks for your help :) |
| pinktaco | it's either 1) your new kernel don't boot up fully... it won't access your FS so you can't lose data becuase it didn't even boot up |
| _mEo_ | or? |
| pinktaco | 2) it all boots up fine, but when you start probing your hardware and you forgot some basic kernel driver and can't load it |
| _mEo_ | Ok, so my drives should be safe |
| pinktaco | yes, if you are worrying about data. you are not going to lose data. kernel just a program that is like a bridge between your hardware and your typical program |
| blameless | so after several hours of fighting with mythtv, its time for freevo heh |
| pinktaco | now.... if you are working and your power goes out.. that's a different story. my main system is on RAID0 (4 HDs).. i did lose some data |
| blameless | i just like mirroring my data to multiple systems |
| _mEo_ | ok thanks |