[clue-tech] Need lots of help at Installfest

[David L. Willson]

It keeps saying, "If unsure, say 'N'."  How can I be sure I want to say 'N'?  Maybe I'm doubly unsure...

David L. Willson
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
MCT, MCSE, Linux+
tel://720.333.LANS

----- "David L. Willson" <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU> wrote:

> It's a DOD project.  Running in a VM is not an option.  Worse yet, the
> top priority is that the serial port must work.  The ~serial~ port? 
> What?  I don't even know what to use one for, anymore, much less test
> it in Linux.
> 
> Anyone got a clue for me on how to figure out which hardware is being
> supported by which module and vice-versa?
> 
> And, when doing a "make oldconfig" the default for all new options is
> "(NEW)".  Does that mean that choosing new causes me to choose the
> default answer for the new option?  Or does "(NEW)" map to "no" or
> does it mean something else?
> 
> David L. Willson
> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> MCT, MCSE, Linux+
> tel://720.333.LANS
> 
> ----- "David L. Anselmi" <anselmi at anselmi.us> wrote:
> 
> > David L. Willson wrote:
> > > I'm bringing a challenge, too.  My project is to get RHEL3
> running
> > on
> > >  a brandy new laptop.
> > 
> > Good luck.  Does it have any drivers that you'll need?  You'd
> > probably
> > have better luck running RHEL3 in a VM.
> > 
> > > On your topic, why don't you want to re-install?  I've found
> > > re-installations of Linux refreshing, helpful, and relatively
> > > painless.  Of course, it does depend on how careful I was to
> > document
> > > system changes and link important config files to my home-folder.
> > 
> > I get more out of figuring out the real problem than skipping it by
> 
> > re-installing.  The nice thing about Linux is that it's transparent
> 
> > enough that you can usually find the real cause and fix it.  And
> that
> > 
> > makes it easier next time.  (Except for audio.  Audio is a beast of
> > its 
> > own and when it breaks you just have to wait for it to molt and be
> > happy 
> > again.)
> > 
> > Dave
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