Re: problems with modules after kernel compilation
Hi Paul (or Christian ?),
Christian Christmann writes:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install the new kernel 2.6.1. To do this, I already tried
I'm running the debian stock kernel 2.6.1 on my desktop system without problems:
% uname -a
Linux artemis 2.6.0-1-k7 #2 Sun Jan 11 17:06:46 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
I noticed on playing with this: Even *IF* you used the modular stock kernel
before, you will need to add modules
Boot the system, change to a console with Ctrl-Alt-F2, login as root,
run modconf. This will give you a menu with hw types and names to choose
from. Modconf will also add the successful entries to /etc/modules.
If that doesn't work, browse /lib/modules/2.6.1/... to guess the names of
modules. Then add missing modules on the commandline
modprobe -v ne2k-pci
for example. If you successfully load a module, enter its name into
/etc/modules.
This is what I have to use
--- snip ---------------------------------------------------
# onboard (Asus K7V mother board with Athlon 500 MHz)
apm
rtc
mousedev
psmouse
floppy
loop
lp
# SCSI cdrom, tape (dawi control card with sym53c875 controller)
sym53c8xx
st
sr_mod
sg
# graphics card (Matrox millenium G400)
amd-k7-agp
mga
# sound card (Ensoniq)
es1371
# ethernet (NE2000 pci and Realtek 8139)
ne2k-pci
8139too
pppoe
------------------------------------------------------------
Also note, that running 2.6 requires a number of packages to be updated, I
got the most information from kerneltrap.org:
"Feature: HowTo Upgrade To The 2.6 Kernel"
http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/799
Good luck!
Erich
> every possible option, like compiling the kernel with the defaults values,
> choosing a minimal configuration with make xconfig for my system, kompiling
> the kernel with make bzImage or make bzlilo.
> After this I always install the modules with make modules and make
> modules_install. Theses commands seems to work since I don't get
> any error message and after that the new directory /lib/modules/2.6.1 is
> created.
>
> The problem is now the boot process. After choosing the kernel with lilo the
> screen gets blank for several seconds. In this meantime I don't get any
> information about the system, but you can see that the hard disk is working.
> The next I see is the login windows. At this point my USB mice doesn't work
> correctly but my notebook touchpad does. After the login some hardware like
> the soundcard or the network interface don't fork. Moreover, the command
> lsmod displays just a few modules which seem not to be used. The command
> modconf doesn't work either. After starting it I can only confirm the
> starting windows
> which cancles the program..
>
> In my opinion the system has some problems with the modules. How can I
> install them manually.
> Or is there something else I could do.
>
> Thank you very much for your answer.
>
> A brief report about my system;
> - at the moment I am using the kernel 2.4.22 which has been installed with
> Knoppix 3.3 . In this configuration everythings works fine
> - my computer is a Toshiba Satellite 2410-404 notebook.
>
> Thanx.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
>
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