On Saturday 22 June 2002 02:16 pm, you wrote: > hi folks, > > let me brace for flamage and ask this of a redhat list. > > are there any suse users of v4l(2) that might share a clue? > > that is, with suse 8.0 as the platform, i need to find instructions > on how to build/boot an smp kernel. > > my objective is to work on/with v4l2. this in turn requires a > user built kernel. > > tia, jackc... first instal the soursces -- from your cd -- but decide if you are going to use suse or regular-- since the instant you compile a kernal -- you are on your own - suse will tell you to get rid of it ( best advise is "make bzImage and bzdisk " in a console su --------------- cd /usr/src/linux ~# make xconfig (wait) GUI appears -- third button down left side GUI child appears click --- SYMETRIC .........~ processing SUPPORT THERE is a how to on this - but the last time i pondered it was about was for the hurricane kernal may be things have changed RH 4~ i`ll bet there is even an html by now in all reaity do some reading first