Re: how do you recompile the kernel?

[Brandon Mitchell <bhmit1@mail.wm.edu>]

On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, roadrun37 wrote:

> 4)  so instead i did make dep
> 5) then make clean
> 6) make zImage
> 7) make zdisk
> 
> 8) make modules
> 9)  make modules_install
> 
> 10) cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /dev/fd0

Like someone else said, you don't need 6 or 10 with make zdisk.  But that
doesn't mean 6 or 10 are wrong, just repeated.

> that should be the end?  did i forget something?
> when i boot up, it sees the SoundBlaster, but it then gives me a slew
> of messages about the modules, how it can't see the vfat or the gpm
> mouse devices.

Ok, the fact that it sees the sound blaster is good.  It means you
compiled your kernel and it you were able to boot with the new one.  I
have a feeling that you didn't select some of the correct things for the
modules.  For vfat, did you modularize the vfat choice in the filesystems
menu?  Also for gpm, what kind of mouse is it?  If it's a ps/2, you need
to have the ps/2 option selected in the character devices menu.

> Does anyone else have this problem?  Can someone give me an answer?
> (preferably someone with a Debian system?)

Let us know how it goes.

Brandon (who looks forward to the 2.2 days when sound is a module and
         kernel compiles don't need to be done by the users, only the
         speed demons, like me :-)

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