Re: Rere: i was compiling my kernels for 4 days

["Jean-Raymond.Chauviere" <Jean-Raymond Chauviere cetelem fr>]

OK, now, we know why you want linux.
1) about disk space
maybe you have some rpms you don't need? For instance I got mysql AND
postgres
as RDB on install and firewall !

you can get a description of all your rpms installed with 
rpm -q -a -i > /tmp/rpm_info.txt
and see the contents, there is a description for each module
Maybe you will find someones unusefull.

2) about your sound card
It will be a good idea to give its model and any information you have on
it.
Is this sound card specific to ppc or your architecture ?
did you visit http://www.alsa-project.org/
and look for information on google or ragging search

Good luck
JRC

Etienne de Bary wrote:
> 
> At 2:18 -0500 3/01/01, Brett Castleberry wrote:
> >On 2001.01.02 05:21:38 -0500 Etienne de Bary wrote:
> >
> >>      My problem is that most of the packages names are chinese
> >> to me : true unix newbie, i don't know what is useless in this avalanche
> >> of software...
> >
> >Lord have mercy, Etienne.  If you are a "true Unix newbie", you might want
> >to just reinstall, (I would).  The kernel that comes with your distro is
> >really fine for most users.
> 
> Well, yes, sure... that's how i ended up with a full disk actually,
> since i had these "can't find this can't find that" at boot i was always coming
> back to the install windows.
> particularly i could never get a module sound working, and it really seemed
> to be the solution if i trust several member of these lists.
> Also this is not BSD is it ? It was just one instruction.
> 
> My aim is to do artistic stuff (but some i will keep using MacOS)
> html code, i want to mix music too,
> i'm buying a big Pentium at the moment, and will renew my Mac
> hardware shortly too. So it should be art oriented workstation,
> just able to communicate together, i'll keep sending my html pages
> to "pro" servers for permanent connection ans DNS service.
> 
> > >Etienne de Bary wrote:
> > >        i was compiling my kernels, for 4 days...
> > >        then i had a message "unexpected trap"
> > >offering to reboot or halt. i choose halt.
> > >         then to quit i had to remove gmc,
> > >i had this "no response from the save yourself command"
> > >message coming back
> > >         When i reboot i have no desktop anymore.
> 
> my system is : Distribution: Red Hat Linux, gnome desktop
> Distribution Version:          Linux/PPC 2000 Edition Francaise
> Operating System Version:      #1 Thu May 27 15:33:50 CDT 1999
> Operating System Release:      2.2.6-15apmac
> Processor Type:                ppc
> 
>         on a PPC 604 Powercomputing hardware
> 
>         thanxx to all
> 
> --
>         Etienne de Bary
> 

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