kernel compiling

On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:32, Michael Havens wrote:
> preperations for doing so~
>
> X config says:
> My video card is a generic nv (stands for nivdia?)
> The monitor has no name. It just says that horizontal sync frequency is
> 28-96Khz and the verticle refresh is 50-76 with a resolution of 640x480
> The keyboard is a generic 105-key PC
> I have no info on the mouse.
> The keyboard and mouse are plugged into some round ports (whatever they are
> called)
>
> I say:
> There is a Phillips WEB cam (USB)
> There is a kodak cx6330 (USB mass media device)
> There is a printer (is that serial device)
>
> What else do I need to know and how do I go about getting the info?
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I know that in red hat, if you put any differentiator in the Makefile -
Versions something or other, it absolutely prevents you from over
writing your current boot setup if you try to compile a kernel from the
same version that you have already loaded. I'm not in a position to look
at the moment.

Someone familiar with Debian/Knoppix should pipe up here just to make
sure that everything you do is harmless.

Craig