Re: no modules after kernel recompile
On 09 Dec 2000, S.Salman Ahmed wrote:
>
[snip]
> As for kernel building, using make-kpkg is so much easier than the 5-6
> step process you described above. Since I switched to Debian, I have
> always compiled kernels using make-kpkg and have never missed the 'old'
> way of building kernels. Its one of Debian's little known advantages
> compared to say apt-get.
>
> You will want to install the kernel-package package:
>
> apt-get install kernel-package
>
> and then read the following document to get started:
>
> zmore /usr/doc/kernel-package/README.gz
>
> With kernel-package, the procedure is usually as simple as:
>
> make xconfig
> (select whatever kernel options you want)
> make-kpkg clean
> fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=786:phoenix-custom-2.2.17-1.0 kernel_image
> dpkg -i ../kernel-image-2.2.17_phoenix-custom-2.2.17-1.0_i386.deb
> (reboot)
>
> --
> Salman Ahmed
> ssahmed AT pathcom DOT com
>
I don't see myself that this is any easier than:
make xconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
Which is what I do. But admittedly I don't use either modules or lilo (I
use loadlin).
Anthony
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