Re: kernel make-config not recognising new drivers

[mike polniak <mikpolniak@adelphia.net>]

Pete Meyer wrote:
> I've got the source for a network card driver, and am trying to compile it
 into my kernel.  I put the code into kernelsource/drivers/net.  Unfortunately,
 make config does not recogise that it's there (neither does make menuconfig).
  Is there a way I can get the configuration scripts to recognise the new
modules
	
  	I normally build the add on modules packages with Debian
kernel-package> make-kpkg modules_image. Then install the newly created
deb files with> dpkg -i.	
	You can do this right after building a new kernel_image or
independently. To do it the Debian way, install kernel-package and take a
look at /usr/share/doc/kernel-package.	

	
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