On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 02:17:26PM +0000, Andrew Critchlow wrote:
>
> Appologies,
> I forgot to include the subject of the message.
> I am trying to get a module (kernel bit) compiled into the kernel and not as a module.
> The module is not part of the standard kernel tree.
then you have to get yourself fully setup to compile the kernel *AND*
you have to get the source for the driver and patch it into the
kernel. Then you build the kernel with that particular bit set to
compile statically ('y' in the config) instead of as a module ('m' in
the config). IOW, you have to build an entire kernel to get the driver
(not module) compiled statically as opposed to as a module. make
sense?
oh, and the doing of this task is not something I've done, though I've
rolled my own kernel before, I've not added out-of-tree stuff. others
can advise onthis.
A
> > Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 09:35:49 -0400
> > From: celejar@gmail.com
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: 'Static kernel modules'
> >
> > On Tue, 8 May 2007 12:05:21 +0000
> > Andrew Critchlow wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > Does anyone know how to add a module into the kernel as a static module.
> > > I know how to compile and recompile the kernel but I don't know how to add an extra drivers into its configuration other than the ones the make config program specifies?
> >
> > Your question could be clearer. What's a static module? Usually we
> > speak of kernel bits as being either compiled into the kernel or built
> > as modules. What do you mean by 'extra drivers'? Do you mean ones not
> > in the standard kernel tree? Provide examples of what exactly you're
> > trying to do (and why). And please give a subject when you post.
> >
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