----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Hosler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Antony Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 12:28 AM Subject: RE: [SLUG] redhat 7.3 recompile
> did you > > make modules > > make modules_install > Yes as stated below. I think I have located the problem which is that Redhat have set version number in loadable module support set to yes which then won't build your modules I guess by the sounds of it. > ? > > -G > > On 21-May-2002 Antony Clarke wrote: > > 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 when 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] | > >> +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ > 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
