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sir5
09-04-2001, 02:37 PM
I think the subject is clear enough, but I'll explain it a bit more:
I've got Slackware 8.0 up and running on my desktopcomputer.
But I have another spare 486 which I'd like to use as a router. But it only has 100 MB HDD, so I only kan install the A (base) and N (nterwork) series. There was not enough space to install the K (source) series. So I can;t build any kernels on that 486, but I do need one to get the NIC working.
So I was wondering whether it would be possible to build a kernel on my desktop PC:
make config
make zImage
And copy the zImage to the 486?
Thus far I see only one possible problem: the command make dep/clean.

Any suggestion to solve this problem?

Malakin
09-04-2001, 02:49 PM
If you're using slackware 8 on both you should be able to just copy over the kernel and it will work. Just make sure it's not compiled for a cpu >486.

sir5
09-04-2001, 02:52 PM
The 486 runs Slackware 4.0, so I don't think I can just copy the kernel over to the other one, or am I wrong?