System

Table of Contents

10. SUSE LINUX on AMD64 Systems

10.1. Hardware

10.2. Software

10.3. Running 32-bit Software

10.4. Software Development in a 64-bit Environment

10.5. For More Information

11. The Linux Kernel

11.1. Kernel Update

11.2. Kernel Sources

11.3. Kernel Configuration

11.4. Kernel Modules

11.5. Hardware Detection with the Help of hwinfo

11.6. Settings in the Kernel Configuration

11.7. Compiling the Kernel

11.8. Installing the Kernel

11.9. Cleaning Your Hard Disk after Compilation

12. Special Features of SUSE LINUX

12.1. Linux Standards

12.2. Hints on Special Software Packages

12.3. Booting with the Initial Ramdisk

12.4. linuxrc

12.5. The SUSE Rescue System

12.6. Virtual Consoles

12.7. Keyboard Mapping

12.8. Local Adjustments — I18N and L10N

13. The SUSE LINUX Boot Concept

13.1. The init Program

13.2. Runlevels

13.3. Changing Runlevels

13.4. Init Scripts

13.5. The YaST Runlevel Editor

13.6. SuSEconfig and /etc/sysconfig

13.7. The YaST sysconfig Editor