Hello, > CONFIG_MODULES and CONFIG_KERNELD should be yes for modules and no for > monolithic kernel. > > I still have no idea what CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is for :-(
If you simply enter '?' in newer Kernels, you will get the Explanation: (from linux/Documentation/Configure.help: # Enable loadable module support # CONFIG_MODULES # Kernel modules are small pieces of compiled code which can be # inserted in or removed from the running kernel, using the # programs insmod and rmmod. This is described in the file # Documentation/modules.txt. Modules can be device drivers, file # systems, binary executable formats, and so on. If you think that # you may want to make use of modules with this kernel in the future, # then say Y here. If unsure, say Y. # Set version information on all symbols for modules # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS # Usually, modules have to be recompiled whenever you # switch to a new kernel. Enabling this option allows you # to keep using the same modules even after compiling a new kernel; # this requires the program modprobe. All the software needed for # module support is in the modules package in # sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/kernel, available via ftp (user: # anonymous). NOTE1: if you say Y here but don't have the program # genksyms (which is also contained in the above mentioned modules # package), then the building of your kernel will fail. NOTE2: if you # say Y here, then you cannot say Y to the PPP driver, below; the only # option is to compile it as a module (PPP is a protocol for sending # internet traffic over telephone lines). Therefore, N is a safe bet. (modprobe is used by debian automatically) # Kernel daemon support # CONFIG_KERNELD # Normally when you have selected some drivers and/or filesystems # to be created as loadable modules, you also have the responsibility # to load the corresponding module (via insmod/modprobe) before you # use it. If you select Y here, the kernel will take care of this # all by itself, together with a user level daemon; "kerneld". # Note that "kerneld" will also automatically unload all unused # modules, so you don't have to use "rmmod" either. # There are some other "kernel callouts" that will be available # later on, such as a user level "beeper" and a generic screen blanker. # The "kerneld" daemon is included in "modules-1.2.8" and later. Greetings Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],ka.sub.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/ o--o *plush* 2048/93600EFD [EMAIL PROTECTED] +4972573817 *plush* (O____O) If privacy is outlawed only Outlaws have privacy
