There's pretty much no reason to do that... Use stock dpkg'ed kernels. ~Ben On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > I was thinking that I would compile my kermel from source. Where do I get > the modules and other stuff I need? > > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Ben Browning wrote: >> >> You had me worried too so we are even :) >> >> -Ben >> >> On Dec 4, 2011 12:13 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Ben.... you had me worried for a second there! >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Ben Browning >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> It goes against everything I hold dear to bring this back from >>>> perversion to geekery, but Michael I thought you meant the actual kernel, >>>> not the package containing the kernel... The packages will have everything >>>> you need if they install properly. >>>> >>>> -Ben >>>> >>>> On Dec 3, 2011 10:51 PM, "Eric Cope" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>  Especially if it's really compressed... >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 3, 2011, at 10:29 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Remember never to unzip in public. >>>>> > >>>>> > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Eric Cope >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> Yep, to unzip, just include the same option. As an FYI, gzip is more >>>>> >> common, especially on older installations, but bzip is better at >>>>> >> compression. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Eric >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Michael Havens >>>>> >> wrote: >>>>> >>> Thank you Eric. I was unclear through the man page the process of >>>>> >>> decompressing. It seems that I would just include the same option >>>>> >>> (j/z). Is >>>>> >>> this correct? >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Michael Havens >>>>> >>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> huh? I did do it like I did the first. >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>      sudo dpkg -i *_all.deb linux-headers*386.deb linux-image* >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> Those were as the instructions said to do it (I did add the wild >>>>> >>>> cards). >>>>> >>>> What else do I need to do to install the modules and other things? >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Ben Browning >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>  thYou should reine manbstall the second kernel like you did the >>>>> >>>>> first... >>>>> >>>>> The method you have used will not have modules and other things >>>>> >>>>> that you >>>>> >>>>> need. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Ben >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 3, 2011 6:48 PM, "Michael Havens" >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I made my first tar file just a few minutes ago! I wanted to put >>>>> >>>>>> the >>>>> >>>>>> new kernel on the other machine too because from what I've read >>>>> >>>>>> the 3.x.x >>>>> >>>>>> version of the kernel does all sorts of nice things. One of >>>>> >>>>>> those nice >>>>> >>>>>> things is that it automatically defragments now. What other >>>>> >>>>>>  nice things >>>>> >>>>>> have you discovered about it? >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Anyways, there i go off on another tangent....As I was saying, >>>>> >>>>>> what I >>>>> >>>>>> did is combined the three files together (with another with >>>>> >>>>>> instructions to >>>>> >>>>>> install it) with tar  and emailed it to myself with the command: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>      tar cjf 3.1.4.tar.zip * >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> So let's open this up to discussion. If you don't think that was >>>>> >>>>>> the >>>>> >>>>>> best way to do it let's hear some constructive criticism. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>>>> >>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> -- >>>>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss