The problem with all this new equipment is that the software guys come up with ways to consume the resource!!!!!!
I remember working for a local IT computer that had an old Burroughs computer that had hard disk platters that were 1.4 metres wide and 6mm thick AND (wait for it) real CORE memory....... Pete the Pirate -----Original Message----- From: C Falconer [mailto:cf@;avonside.school.nz] Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2002 9:36 a.m. To: Linux Users Group Subject: Re: How to deal with new kernel module code? 20 minutes? Jeez I remember compiling 1.3.something on a 386 with 4 Mb ram... it took 6 hours and that was a small kernel! You young things today.... got no appreciation for the power of modern equipment.... *grump* When I was your age we used to have 4 kilobytes TOTAL! And we LIKED IT! rant rant.... On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 09:31, Nick Rout wrote: > yeah that worked, cool. > > much quicker than a 20 minute complete recompile. > > On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:46:23 +1300 > C Falconer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 :-) > > > > > > -- > Nick Rout > Barrister & Solicitor > Christchurch, NZ > Ph +64 3 3798966 > Fax + 64 3 3798853 > http://www.rout.co.nz --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002
