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From: John Jolet <john@×××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] win4lin
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:31:43
Message-Id: 200508252120.12032.john@jolet.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] win4lin by "Michael W. Holdeman"
1 okay, I was wondering how to get the other kernel versions. it's emerge
2 gentoo-sources (space) 2.6.11 is it?
3
4 On Thursday 25 August 2005 21:13, Michael W. Holdeman wrote:
5 > I'd just get vanilla or even better emerge gentoo-sources 2.6.11? and then
6 > go to the w4l site and get teh patches for that kernel, the patching is
7 > pretty simple and described there pretty well, then just build yourself a
8 > new kernel with the patches and go to town..
9 >
10 > Mike
11 >
12 > (I'd go to the kernel building howto's, and don't use genkernel. make
13 > oldconfig, and make menuconfig is your freind after the patching, I have no
14 > success with 2.6.12 yet tho),
15 > Try www.pickledonion.net for more info too.
16 >
17 > On Thursday 25 August 2005 10:08 pm, John Jolet wrote:
18 > > yeah, well, a new install as of two days ago...it's 2.6.12. emerge
19 > > --search win4lin-source turns up nothing. Is there anothing thing I
20 > > should be searching for? I'm kinda new to gentoo, been using redhat and
21 > > mandrake for 5 years, though.
22 > >
23 > > On Thursday 25 August 2005 20:54, Michael W. Holdeman wrote:
24 > > > On Thursday 25 August 2005 09:47 pm, John Jolet wrote:
25 > > > > I've purchased the win4lin product, (the home version) to test out
26 > > > > certain windows apps I need to run. They claim that gentoo has a
27 > > > > patched kernel available for this. Does anyone know anything about
28 > > > > this? The instructions they sent me said to emerge win4lin-sources,
29 > > > > but emerge --search finds nothing answering to this. I've already
30 > > > > emerged the win4lin itself, but without the kernel patches, it won't
31 > > > > work. Running 2005.1. I've got 29 days left to get my money back :)
32 > > > > though I'd really like this to work. --
33 > > >
34 > > > The Win4Lin-sources appear to be gone?? they used to be there.
35 > > > Although I usually patch my own kernel for the ck-sources
36 > > > optimizations. I think the gentoo, or vanilla sources patch pretty
37 > > > straight foreward, although I'd stick with 2.6.11, as the 2.6.12 series
38 > > > are problematic with the win4lin patch set so far.
39 > > >
40 > > > Mike
41 > > >
42 > > > Mike
43 > > >
44 > > > > John Jolet
45 > > > > Your On-Demand IT Department
46 > > > > 512-762-0729
47 > > > > www.jolet.net
48 > > > > john@×××××.net
49 > > >
50 > > > --
51 > > >
52 > > > Michael W. Holdeman
53 > > >
54 > > >
55 > > > ________________________________________
56 > > > Powered by Gentoo Linux www.gentoo.org |
57 > > > Kernel 2.6.11-ck8 |
58 > > > Win4Lin 5-1-20 netraverse.com |
59 > > > Win4LinPro 6.1.1-03 win4lin.com |
60 > > > ________________________________________|
61 > >
62 > > --
63 > > John Jolet
64 > > Your On-Demand IT Department
65 > > 512-762-0729
66 > > www.jolet.net
67 > > john@×××××.net
68 >
69 > --
70 >
71 > Michael W. Holdeman
72 >
73 >
74 > ________________________________________
75 > Powered by Gentoo Linux www.gentoo.org |
76 > Kernel 2.6.11-ck8 |
77 > Win4Lin 5-1-20 netraverse.com |
78 > Win4LinPro 6.1.1-03 win4lin.com |
79 > ________________________________________|
80
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Re: [gentoo-user] win4lin Willie Wong <wwong@×××××××××.EDU>
Re: [gentoo-user] win4lin Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>