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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You have to enable network support in the kernel
config you're modifying. Also, you're going from Kernel 2.2 to 2.5.1? I'm
running Kernel 2.4.18 on my slackware box with tons of USB support. 2.4.19
is the latest 2.4.x stable version, and 2.5.x is a beta version of the
kernel. If you're going to upgrade the kernel, make sure you update any
dependencies with it, like gcc. Latest beta kernel is 2.5.48... Check out
kernel.org's website for info.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You could also upgrade your system using
Slackware's 2.4.x kernel from their 8.1 distro. That'll give you alot more USB
ability than 2.2.x kernels. I'm running 2.4.18 with no problems, including
using a USB 250M Zip drive when my tape drive failed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you still go with a 2.5.x kernel, make sure you
go thru the config from start to finish. Depending on where you got your
kernel source, it may config with default kernel values without the modified
kernel that came with Slackware. Hence, you may lose things like
being able to read FAT/FAT32 partitions, or load certain kernel modules.
Networking support is part of your kernel configuration, not your system
configuration.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> - Tony</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=shipdadip@adelphia.net
href="mailto:shipdadip@adelphia.net">shipdadip</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nflug@nflug.org
href="mailto:nflug@nflug.org">NFLUG</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 21, 2002 5:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Upgrading kernel</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm runnning Slackware 8.1, I'm
trying to upgrade the kernel because I want to have USB-Ethernet adapter
support so I ca go on the internet. wWhen I do make xconfig the option
to enable USB adapter support is greued out, it says I first have to enable
networking support, I'm positive it's enabled, I've even disabled it and
reboot and than re-enabled it but I still can't choose the USB-adapter
option. I currently have a 2.2 kernel. trying o upgrade to 2.5.1.
Can anyone help? I hope I was clear, if not let me
know.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>