Re: Questions after recompiling kernel
Quoting Stuart Ballard (sballard@netreach.net):
> I just compiled kernel 2.2.10 on my potato machine. This is the first
> time I've ever compiled a kernel, so these questions are probably
> elementary, but I can't find the right docs anywhere...
>
> I used the build sequence from
> /usr/doc/kernel-source-2.2.10/debian.README.gz, which essentially was
> "make xconfig; make-kpkg clean; make-kpkg (some other options); dpkg -i
> (filename).
>
> Firstly, I compiled the kernel with everything I wanted compiled in,
> rather than as a module. This includes an NE2000 network card. In the
> past (using the stock kernel-image packages) I have specified the IO and
> IRQ for this in /etc/modutils/modconf. But since it isn't a module any
> more, this won't work. Is there a way to specify this information when
> NE2000 support is compiled into the kernel, or do I need to make it a
> module? (I don't get any messages about NE cards when I boot up, and I
> get "SIOC"something errors and "eth0: no such interface" errors later,
> presumably in the init.d/network scripts)
I think you need "append" in your boot parameters (depending on
which way you boot). I prefer my NIC as a module as very occasionally
it gets its interrupts in a twist and can then be reloaded.
> Second, on bootup, I get messages of the form "xxx cannot find module
> xxx" (this is approximate as I'm not in front of the machine right now).
> The xxx's are the names of modules that *used* to be in my kernel, but
> are now compiled in. I'm guessing that this is due to my conf.modules
> file, which didn't appear to get changed during the upgrade. How can I
> find out what is supposed to be there and what isn't?
It's /etc/modules which needs emptying.
Cheers,
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