also sprach Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org> [2002.03.26.1755 +0100]: > Something like: > > --append-to-version modular > > and then would I end up with /lib/modules/2.4.17-modular? 2.4.17modular, but yes, it's correct otherwise. i usually use hostnames appended to the version number... > 2) When installing the package, is there a way to say, just add this to the > current list of kernels, but don't rotate the current kernel to .old? man kernel-img.conf but i usually just undo the change manually, it's quite easy... > 3) what I don't understand is how I can boot different kernels, yet have > one /etc/modules and /etc/modules.con setup. Can someone explain? depmod -a is run at every boot. > 4) I'm using the nvida video driver. I'm sure this is the Wrong Way, but > currently after I create a new kernel I manually copy this driver into my > /lib/modules/*/kernel/video directory. Is there a trick to managing this > automatically so I don't have to do this manual copy? where's the driver from? doesn't the kernel provide an nvidia module itself? > 5) I also worry about building a modularized kernel that won't boot since > modules are not loaded early enough. Maybe I'm making that up, but is that > possible, and if so, what do I need to know to prevent or solve that? no, it's not possible. as long as you don't have your filesystem (ext2/ext3/reiserfs) built as a module, most everything else is not going to be essential to booting. but since you only have 6 modules, why not tell us which ones and i'll let you know if you need to employ initrd to enable modules being used before / is mounted. > 6) What is the System.map file used for? e.g. /boot/System.map-2.4.17 to resolve memory addresses to function calls, mainly used for debugging, but syslog uses them at times too. -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck core error - bus dumped
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