Copying kernels WAS SuSE 9.0: The Good and the Bad

I do not need suspend, nor is it setup stock on SuSE, however the kernel that
came with SuSE has power managment working, which is a must. Also Suse comes
with a the low latence and the other patches for better responiveness. I have
issues with recompiling for x86 because there are just to many freaking
options! I have found
a way to get out of rpm hell with gaim (using a seperate program for msn), so
for the time being a not incredibly unhappy with SuSE. However I still have no
clue what the deal is with the modem that it keeps telling me it
autoconfigured correctly.



> Well, I think the main reason I doubt it will work as easily as you hope is what
> I alluded to in the previous message. Its not JUST the kernel. Take ACPI for
> example. Presumable you want some suspend capability ... perhaps when you close
> your lid.
>
> Well, this requires kernel support sure, but it also requires a few other things
> configured. There has to be some daemon watching for that type of event, and
> then when it detects it, it must run som script that does some things. So if
> you have a kernel with the right stuff, you are only half way there. I guess to
> move the kernel, you have to move the kernel file, the modules, and if it has
> one an initrd file, maybe the System.map file. ... then modify your lilo or grub
> configuration. Then you have to figure out all the things that made ACPI or
> whatever work.
>
> You were unable to find a miniHOWTO for your laptop model at
> http://www.linux-laptop.net/ ? Basically, all of the distros have the same
> capabilities ... its how difficult things are to achieve that differs.
>
> Getting all the hardware on a laptop to work has always been an iterative
> process for me. Right now, I know there a few things I could do to improve my
> installation but I haven't had a chance to do it.
>
> Austin
>
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