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> On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 23:31:39 +0200
> gabriele <bpgm at libero.it> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> > Hi,
> > I tried to compile the new kernel on my linux from scratch (I can't
> > test it under X, now).
> > It seems this will be a great kernel in the final version!
> > 
> > The good is that it knows the battery.
> 
> I've tried test-[45] too, but apart from "knowing" the battery, it can't
> read the _status_ here (XE3-GF too)...?
> 
> > The bad is that:
> > 	- it seems unable to load modules (I can't understand why, I
> > 	usually use 
> > 'insmod modulename'...)
> 
> You'll need a newer version of your module-init-tools.
> (Check /usr/src/linux/Changes for all the needed versions of your
> tools and programs.)
> If you run Debian (Sarge or Sid), simply run
> "apt-get install module-init-tools", and modprobe & co should work
> again...
> 
You're right!I missed it!

> > 	- the flag vga=791 make it crash at boot
> 
> You probably missed some kernel-option. Sorry, I don't anymore, which

But the video support was unchanged until 2.4.22, I used DRI support with I830M
module, and I also set framebuffer module... I don't know what it is...
2.4.19,2.4.20 and 2.4.22 works well with these ones.
> one it was...
> You can get my -test5 config from
> http://homex.subnet.at/~max/comp-05_hp-omnibook-xe3.shtml ... I got
> framebuffer working somehow. :)
> 
> > 	- it has some problems reading the partition table (it sees an
> > 	error 
> > between hidden partition 1 and NTFS partition 2)
> 
> ? no idea ?
> 

I saw this trying to install lilo, and then making a 'sfdisk -lV /dev/hda', but
the same programs under 2.4.22 make no troubles(I thought it could be a ntfs
problem, but when I installed win2003server on it I had yet created the
partition...)!

> > compiling process was changed, so I did
> > make mrproper
> > make menuconfig
> > [...]
> 
> If you run Debian, you can use "kernel-package" to compile your
> kernel/modules and create a .deb-package ... very nice!
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Cheers,
> Max
> 

It's nice, but I prefer compile myself (I use linux from scratch)!

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Thank you, when I come back home I'll try your suggestions!

Gabriele Messineo