One can compile a new module without a kernel rebuild - even a module
that has not been used by the current kernel.
You should at least try it - copy the files to the right place,
make modules modules_install
depmod -a
modprobe cpia
And report back to the group :-)
Also - who here knows about the wiki run by WLUG ? Lots of interesting
answers. http://www.wlug.org.nz/
On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 23:43, Nick Rout wrote:
> I am wanting to compile a module from the latest cvs in order to get some new
>feature (module is cpia.o, features are for intel qx3 microscope).
>
> If I put the 3 or four files (cpia.c, cpia.h, cpia_usb.c, cpia_pp.c) into the
>correct place in the kernel tree, can I just make modules modules_install? or do I
>have to make mrproper, make dep, make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install.
>
> I read something that made me think the quicker way might work.
>
> The current kernel source & .config is the exact source and .config that I used to
>compile the current kernel/modules, and cpia is currently a module as opposed to
>compiled into the kernel.
>
> Answers on one side of A4 by tomorrow please :-)
>
> (Dammit in the time it took me to type this I could almost have compiled a kernel,
>but then I'd have to reboot :-)
