Did you do a make config or a make xconfig to setup the kernel options first? Loopback device is an option there.
Arup --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > can some one please provide me step to give loop > back device support to kernel after creating > bzImage? i've done following steps after creating > bzImage :- > > 1. make modules and make modules_install. > > 2. copied it to /boot as vmlinuz-test. > > 3. created a soft link of vmlinuz-test to vmlinuz. > > new kernel survived and working after a boot though > some small problems are there, but when ever i tried > to mount loop back device in any directory it is > issuing an error message stating that kernel does > not have loop back device support compiled in it. > what could be the problem? next time i'll give the > following supports to kernel before and after > compilation. > > 1. i'll give initrd, fat, msdos support (currently > it has only ext2/3). > > 2. MAKEDEV under /dev. > > do you guys have any idea about this? give me the > command to use insmod to install loop.o. may be am > using a wrong systax. > > regards > - This email was sent via webmail.caltiger.com - > Checkout http://www.caltiger.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
