Re: [newbie] mdkcustom missing

[Teilhard Knight]

From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <newbie@mandrivalinux.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] mdkcustom missing

Teilhard Knight wrote:

I recently re-installed Mandrake 10.1 for various reasons in one box. It
installed with kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdksmp and with kernel source
2.4.something.
I uninstalled that kernel source and installed the kernel source
"2.6.8.1-12mdk. Problem is that I do not get a folder
2.6.8.1-12mdkcustom in /lib/modules. I need this folder and its contents
to be able to compile a driver for my wireless adapter. Do you know what
is going on? I have this folder in other machines with Mandrake 10.1 as
well.

Teilhard.

This folder is created when you compile and install your own kernel. But
I don't think you realy need it. I think hte problem may be that the
make file for the driver is looking at the make file in the kernel
source, and finding the line:
EXTRAVERSION = -6mdkcustom
if you change this to:
EXTRAVERSION = -6mdk
your driver will probably try to put the finished module in the correct
directory. You will want to make sure and change it back before
compiling your own kernel.

Mikkel

From what you say, I know what is going on now. The installer wants me to

make a "make config", "make menuconfig", or "make xconfig" on my kernel. For EXTRAVERSION, I have in the make file:

KERN_EXTRAVERSION := \
$(shell grep "^EXTRAVERSION[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*[^[:space:]]\+$$"\
$(KERNEL_SOURCE)/Makefile | \
sed "s/^.*=[[:space:]]*\([^[:space:]]\+\)$$/\1/g";)
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Thanks for taking the time.

Teilhard.

I include the readme file and the make file as attachments should you like to have a look at them. I started making the "make config" on the kernel, but what I get is a bunch of questions I have no idea what they mean. And in other machines I have the mdkcustom folder and I have never compiled a custom kernel in Mandrake. So, I wonder how they appeared.

Makefile
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README
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