Re: recompile [was cdrecord]

[csj <csj@mindgate.net>]

On Mon, 2001-09-17 at 11:41, jjheuring wrote:
<snip>
> ok part of my problem is that I have 2.2.19pre17-compact kernel. 'cause
> that's the only image I could get to reconize my nic cards for a net
> install.  Any way I was able to find the ide-scsi.o module and some
> others that belong in the scsi dir but could not find the sr_mod.
> Looking at prior posts I get the impression that i'll have to do a
> recompile (always wanted to anyway)
> 
> I'm not finding much info on doing a recompile the Debian way searching
> google Debian and the list archives.  Will the howto via linuxdoc
> suffice? Or is there a way to do this with out recompiling?  I think I'm
> only missing the sr_mod.
> 
> Thanks again.  Hope the above wasn't too much rambling.

I don't remember using (or specifically invoking) sr_mod in the years
I've been burning CDR's. Why don't you try:

insmod sg

#sg = scsi generic

For compiling kernels the painless way (as far as I'm concerned, anyway)
use "kernel-package"