[getting a more up to date kernel for debian]

[Nick Gawronski]

Hi, one thing that would make the kernel configuration process easier is
if it could probe your system or use proc or sys to find out what you
have.  It is already in your system so why can't the developers make it
do some probing, there could always be ways to configure things if it
gets things wrong.  When you compiled your own kernel what process did
you use to find out what the latest kernel headers are so I can get the
latest supported debian headers and then download the source to go with
it?  Why don't they update the speakup kernel when a new debian kernel
is released or just include speakup in the main debian version?On Tue, 22
Aug 2006, Rylan Vroom wrote:

> Yes, I may sound stupid, but when I saw that package, I noticed that there were no header files or source for that kernel. I have also noticed that the 2.6.8 one that comes as a debian stock kernel with speakup is also missing these files. It has been a bit of a pain for me because I primarily use speakup on a wifi enabled laptop, and it is impossible to install things like madwifi without the headers. So, I ended up compiling my own kernel, and if you get it right, everything works... smile. Furthermore jude, though compiling can be a bit of a trial, it is sometimes better to do so because you can make it smaller and tailor it spacifically to your box.
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