Re: kernel and modules compiling

[Colin Tree <coltree@chc.net.au>]

Hi,
                 try
make xconfig   or    menuconfig
make dep ; make clean ; make zImage
mv  --force  /lib/modules/2.x.x  /lib/modules/2.x.x-old ( if recompiling
the same version )
make modules ; make modules_install
edit lilo if necessary  ( new kernel will be /boot/vmlinuz
                                            old kernel will be
/boot/vmlinuz.old  ? )
make install   ( also creates new boot floppy )
lilo
reboot
modconf  ( set up /etc/modules )
reboot

> I just recompiled kernel 2.0.36, and everything seems to work fine
> except for the following messages during boot up (same with modprobe).
> pon seems to be working ok so, what does all this mean?
>
> :~# modprobe ppp.o
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol netif_rx_R88a5d1d7
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol
> unregister_netdev_R83363374
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol dev_close_R314d8913
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol n_tty_ioctl_Rd58a4d14
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol kill_fasync_R1e36b960
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol dev_alloc_skb_Rd29823b6
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol dev_kfree_skb_R13582d30
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol
> tty_register_ldisc_Rc1106c2e
> /lib/modules/2.0.36/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol
> register_netdev_Re4ba25d3
>
> If it helps, I include the .config file.
>
> Another message I used to get with the default kernel (also with the new
> compiled kernel) during bootup is:
>
> lspci not found so PCI conflict not checked
>
> I'm afraid I don't quite understand the way modules work.  If I make
> `lsmod' I still see the module pcmcia_core, which I didn't select;
> earlier I had modules bsd_comp, ppp [bsd_comp](1), and slhc [slip ppp],
> whereas now I just have bsd_comp and slhc [slip].
>
> Is there anything else I should do after:
> make mrproper
> make config
> make dep
> make clean
> make zImage
> make modules
> make modules_install?
>

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Cheers,
Colin Tree