On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 21:34, Greg Hosler wrote: > you can start w/ the config script scripts/kernel-<version>-<arch>.config > that most closely resembles your archictecture. then make mrproper; make > oldconfig; then run make menuconfig or make xconfig, and *TRIM* all the stuff > you won't be using (there will be LOTS of stuff to trim). > > The reason for starting w/ the RH config file is that they make a point of > enabling just about everything, esp the lan stuff. I did that the time that the modules didn't load. My config was fine I think, just no modules.
> > -Greg > > On 21-May-2002 Antony Clarke wrote: > > I am rebuilding 2.4.18.3 kernel that ships with 7.3 to disable pcmcia so I > > can use a wireless card via a pci bridge with pcmcia-cs. > > > > I had big dramas with ext3 during reboots after compiling stock kernel so > > reinstalled with ext2 file system. > > > > So I, > > > > installed kernel source; > > cd to linux-2.4; > > make mrproper; > > make dep; > > make clean; > > used a virgin config but was missing a ppp module tty something in the > > kernel allthough it booted fine but could'nt get adsl up, > > used the i586.config as supplied by RH for a 200mmx; > > make xconfig; (disabled pcmcia support and changed processor to mmx) > > changed Makefile ->EXTRAVERSION = -3wireless > > make bzImage; > > make modules; > > make modules_install; > > make install; > > > > all compiled without errors > > > > rebooted > > > > modules not loading, damn no /lib/modules/2.4.28-3wireless. :( > > > > I desperately tried to symlink modules from original /lib/modules/2.4.18-3, > > hmm obviously didn't work. :) > > > > I thought make install might be stuffing it up but that shouldn't effect my > > /lib/modules/ should it. > > > > an anyone shed any light on this the old 200mmx takes forever doing this > > espicially with a distro config like redhats. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Antony > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ > You can release software that's good, software that's inexpensive, or > software that's available on time. You can usually release software > that has 2 of these 3 attributes -- but not all 3. > | Greg Hosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
