Re: compiling kernel

[Josh <jholland3@uswest.net>]

> On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 04:03:37PM -0500, Josh wrote:
> > Compiling the kernel seemed to go ok.  Rebooted fine.  When I tried to install
> > PCMCIA stuff, some weird things happened.  Such as:
> >
> > module directory:
> > /lib/modules/2.2.162.2.16 /pcmcia not found
> >
> > This message came up a few times during the end of PCMCIA 'make install' (man probe
> then that, dep mod then that etc).  A /lib/modules/2.2.162.2.16 directory does
> > exist.
> >
> > Also during PCMCIA 'make config', it said my kernel version number is 2.2.162.2.16.
> >
> > Why not 2.2.16?  Did something weird happen when I compiled the kernel?
>
> It looks like something strange is going on here...
>
> what does uname -a give you?  I'm not sure how that your kernel version
> could have been screwed up like that...

uname -a:

Linux debian 2.2.162.2.16 #1 Thu July 6 22:38:31 CDT 2000 ppc unknown

Also, when doing the PCMCIA stuff there was a 'binary operator expected' message before
the other ones (I don't know if that tells you anything).

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