16. Appendix D - Post Kernel Building
After successfully building and booting the Linux kernel, you may be
required to do these additional steps to make some of the devices to
work with Linux. (The steps below were tested on Redhat Linux but should
work with other distributions as well.)
Video card/Monitor configuration:
Please see the video card manual which is usually shipped with the
PC. You should look for a "Technical Specifications" page.
Please see the monitor's manual and look for a "Technical
Specifications" page.
If you are using latest version of Linux (2.4 or later) and inside
KDE/GNOME desktop click on Start->"System Settings"->Display.
For older versions of Linux follow the steps below:
You can configure the Video card and monitor by using these commands:
bash$ su - root
bash# man Xconfigurator
bash# /usr/bin/X11/Xconfigurator --help
bash# /usr/bin/X11/Xconfigurator
bash# /usr/bin/X11/Xconfigurator --expert
See also:
bash# man xf86config
bash# /usr/bin/X11/xf86config
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If your card is not detected automatically, then you can use the
--expert option and select the "Unlisted card". If your monitor is not
listed then select the generic monitor type SVGA 1024x768.
Sound card configuration:
Connect your external speakers to the sound card's audio port.
Connect your CDROM audio wire to sound card's audio 4-pin socket.
(Otherwise your cdrom drive will not play the music from your
music cd)
Refer to HOWTO docs on 'Sound' at
"http://www.linuxdoc.org"
If you are using latest version of Linux (2.4 or later) and inside
KDE/GNOME desktop click on Start->"System Settings"->Soundcard
Detection.
For older versions of Linux follow the steps below:
bash$ su - root
bash# man sndconfig
bash# /usr/sbin/sndconfig
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Then start X-window 'KDE desktop' with 'startx' command. Click on 'K
Start->ControlCenter->SoundServer->General->Test Sound'.
This should play the test sound. Then click on 'K
Start->MultiMedia->SoundMixer->SoundVolumeSlider' and adjust
the sound volume.
Network card configuration:
If you are using latest version of Linux (2.4 or later) and inside
KDE/GNOME desktop click on Start->"System Settings"->Network.
For older versions of Linux follow the steps below:
Configure Firewall and IP Masquerading :
For Linux kernel version 2.4 and above, the firewall and IP Masquerading
is implemented by NetFilter package. Hence in kernel config you should
enable Netfilter and run the Firewall/IPMasq script. Download the
scripts from
Firewall-IPMasq scripts
, main page of Netfilter is at
"http://netfilter.samba.org"
. Related materials at
firewalling-matures
and
Netfilter-FAQ
.
For kernel version below 2.4 you should install the firewall rpms from
rpmfind.net
or
firewall.src.rpm
.
Configuration of other devices:
Refer to HOWTO docs relating to your devices at
"http://www.linuxdoc.org"
