From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] mdkcustom missing
Teilhard Knight wrote:
From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
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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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.
Thanks for taking the time.
Teilhard.
If you edit /usr/src/linux/Makefile, and change
EXTRAVERSION = -6mdkcustom
I do not have entries like this in the make file. Supposedly the make file
also works for kernels 2.4.xxxx. I do not understand a bit of what are the
instructions of the make file, I do not know programming.
to
EXTRAVERSION = -6mdk
you should be able to build the module.
As far as configuring the kernel goes, unless you deleted the stock
.config file when you ran "make config", you should have the proper
.config file in hte kernel source. At least if was part of the kernel
source package I installed. For future reference, run "make menuconfig"
or "make xconfig" instead of "make config", as they offer a better
interface, as well as help on what the different options do. They also
start from the existing config file, so you only have to worry about
options you want to change.
I ended the make config process with contr+C, as I didn't have an idea of
what I was doing. I'll try with make menuconfig and see what happens. Thanks
so much for your help.
Teilhard.
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