Re: Kernel Modules
John Tatum wrote:
> I am looking for info on how to configure kernel modules. I presume
> there is a howto somewhere, but I can't seem to find it.
http://www.linuxdoc.org
this is where all of the general GNU/Linux docs live and for Debian specific
documentation check out the Debian Documentation Project:
http://www.debian.org/doc/ddp
Most of the stuff there is still pretty new and unfinished but **very** useful.
Configuring modules is easy once you figure out how it works. It's the figuring
out how it works that's the toughie ; )
Basically what you need to do is:
1. Get and unpack the source (#apt-get install kernel-source...)
2. Configure everything (#make config (or xconfig))
3. make the kernel and install it (don't forget to rum lilo)
4. then #make modules
5. and finally #make modules_install
You just have to suffer through it, reread the docs, etc. . .
Don't forget, before you start messing with the kernel make a boot disk or make
sure that you can boot from an old kernel image. I usually have to build a
kernel a few times before I get one that actually boots.
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> Specifically, I am trying to get my sound card (I have a Red Hat driver
> and install procedure for this, but no clue how to use them), zip drive,
> and CD/RW drive loaded and configured and really have no clue where to
> begin for any of them.
there's a zip howto and a cd writing howto. You have to mess with the kernel a
bit to get this to work. I forget exactly how but you want to pretend that your
zip and cd drives are scsi.
> On the plus side I have fully configured x and have gnome running over
> icewm successfully.
Right on. After configuring X everything else should be easy ; 0)
later,
Andy
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