On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 10:03, Nick Wilson wrote: > Right, thanks. > > Will menuconfig provide sensible defaults? - I really wouldn't know what > to choose? ;-) Yes! But make sure the following options are selected in your resulting ".config" file (if you plan to use the system through a physical console): CONFIG_INPUT=y CONFIG_SERIO=y CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=y CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y And if you have any doubts, you can always ask here for advice ;-)