Re: Just installed RedHat 9

["John Montanez" <jemontanez@knology.net>]

First I would like to thank everyone who has taken the trouble to respond.
Thank you all.

> Does not redhat 9 already have ax25 support then, i know redhat 8 had it
as
> default so why would version 9 not have it.???

I don't think so because when I tried to install the FBB bulletin board
program I got a message telling me ax25 support was needed.  Thanks I will
check out your website.  I still can't seem to get this kernal thing right.
I compiled it but can't get it to load.  Looks like I'll be working on this
for a while till I learn more about linux.

John / KC4TXC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pa3gcu" <pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl>
To: "John Montanez" <jemontanez@knology.net>
Cc: <linux-hams@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: Just installed RedHat 9


> On Wednesday 07 July 2004 19:58, John Montanez wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just installed RedHat 9, and am trying to recompile the kernel to
include
> > support for amateur radio.  I get a message telling me that the kernel
is
> > to big to be able to make a boot disk.  Can anyone tell me what sort of
> > things I can safely leave out when I configure the kernel to make it
> > smaller.  It's probably obvious but I'm a newbie at linux.
>
> Does not redhat 9 already have ax25 support then, i know redhat 8 had it
as
> default so why would version 9 not have it.???
>
> To answer you question about what and what not to compile would need a
very
> long answer.
> Take a quick look at my web page, its old but should give you some hints.
>