[plug] Re: kernel update was: USB palm pilot

[caston at arach.net.au]

Quoting Andrew Pamment <pamment at iinet.net.au>: 
 
> On Sun, 2003-05-04 at 23:15, caston at arach.net.au wrote: 
> >   
> > After running lilo it complained about not being able to find it. I wasn't 
> sure what to do but did  
> > not want to back out so I continued. The next question was related to this 
> but I can't quite  
> > remember (or I didn't completely understand) what it said.  
> >   
> > After finishing I rebooted my system and everything worked like a dream.  
>  
> Including the palm pilot? Excellent.. 
 
 
Actually not yet... I've seems to get some life but it does not yet seem to work. Further 
investigation is needed.. 
 
> > Anyway I thought updating the kernel was a long and completed process but 
> it seems not.  
>  
> Well.. you cheated and used apt :) if you compile it yourself it tends 
> to be a little more long and complicated.. and is good if you are 
> paranoid like me and think debian is made by aliens who are including 
> kernel options that send subtle radiation patterns through the monitor 
> programming my brain and turning me into a zombie. I can't say for 
> certain if this is true, but to be on the safe side I try and keep my 
> house as debian free as possible. Admittedly my server has debian (but 
> no monitor, so I am safe for now) but that will get switched to OpenBSD 
> 3.3 ASAP.  
 
I have an open mind for OpenBSD. If you think the Debian zombies are bad you should see 
the one for Mandrake. Just ask Leon. 
 
>Besides when you compile your own kernel it is optimized for 
> your computer, and makes you more attractive to the opposite sex. 
 
I think this one was optimized for my CPU, kinda like the Gentoo stage 3 tarball. 
 
As for the second one.. well I don't think anything could help me with that :-) 
 
> > Maybe there are some apt sources for some more featured exotic kernels 
> around  
>  
> Maybe. I wouldn't trust them though.. especially Trusted Debian.  
 
 
Yeah, it reminds me of trusted computing. Still I'd rather give Debian the ability to "break" my 
security than you know who.  
> Andrew 
>  
> --  
Thanks, 
 
Chris 
> Andrew Pamment  
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>  
> "Abashed the Devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw Virtue 
> in her shape how lovely; saw, and pined His loss." John Milton. 
>  
 
 

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