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
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