Can I use the Slackware -current kernel?

[mimosa]

I'm just throwing darts, hoping one will stick.

Watch out for the boomerang effect

Seriously, that's quite unlikely to work. If you're not really sure, it pays to measure your steps.

As I think I suggested above, I recommend a kernel upgrade rather than recompiling. Don't add any repositories to the package manager, because all you want to change is the kernel. I think there is a post higher up this thread explaining how you can work out exactly which files to download. The procedure is probably simpler.

[reyoutiao]

Thenktor's suggestion does seem a lot simpler! But the kernel and modules just finished installing.

The information's here, though, now. And I'm not averse to reinstalling and trying that method. I've installed Slackware and Salix mainly just to experiment and learn. I do my work in Fuduntu and Mint on other partitions since they're a lot more transparent for a recent Windows user like me.

Eventually, I'd like to be comfortable enough in the Slack/Salix environment to use it for work.

Quick question. The guide says to create a new Lilo entry for the kernel. I'm using Grub2.

Edit. Never mind. Going to install Lilo afresh and add the entry manually according to the guide.

[reyoutiao]

So, the kernel build worked and I installed LiLo, got it to boot.

However, it still didn't pick up my netbook's wireless card (Realtek RTL8191SEvA2 rev10).

So I downloaded the drivers and did make, make install, and that didn't work either.

I tried modprobe rtl8192se (driver name) and it seemed to do something. But, when ifconfig still shows nothing.

Is there something I'm missing?

I'm going to try Thenktor's suggestion in another install of Salix.

And this:

To use a kernel, copy the System.map and config files to your /boot directory and copy the kernel image to /boot/vmlinuz. Run /sbin/lilo(8) to install LILO for the new kernel, and then reboot your system. That's all there is to installing a new kernel.

in an install of Slackware.

Tomorrow.

Thanks for all the help, everybody.

[thenktor]

I'm going to try Thenktor's suggestion in another install of Salix.

If you do so and you are using lilo don't forget to execute lilo after kernel upgrade. Otherwise lilo won't find the new kernel after reboot.