Re: Autodetect hardware...
To add to the previous message about needing the newer version of
modutils with a 2.4.x kernel.....
If you're running potato (stable), you'll need to go here to find that
deb package along with some others you'll need:
http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/kernel-24.html
As far as other software packages that need to be upgraded to run 2.4.x,
the following excerpt is taken from the Changes file in the kernel's
documentation:
Current Minimal Requirements
============================
Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently
running, the suggested command should tell you.
Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already
functionally running a Linux 2.2 kernel. Also, not all tools are
necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any PCMCIA (PC
Card) hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself
with pcmcia-cs.
o Gnu C 2.91.66 # gcc --version
o Gnu make 3.77 # make --version
o binutils 2.9.1.0.25 # ld -v
o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version
o modutils 2.4.2 # insmod -V
o e2fsprogs 1.19 # tune2fs
o reiserfsprogs 3.x.0j # reiserfsck 2>&1|grep
reiserfsprogs
o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V
o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version
o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep
version
Tom
Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>
> Recently, I upgrade my kernel to 2.4.8 from a 2.2 kernel. During the
> process, my modutils files got overwritten by clean copies, losing all my
> hardware configurations. I unwisely did not make a backup of /etc before
> doing this.
>
> My question is, is it possible to re-detect all my hardware and generate a
> new set of modutils files? Since the install program correctly identified
> my hardware, I must assume there is some way to generate this data. The
> reason I ask, is that the server is across town and I don't want to have to
> go over there to check what hardware is inside just to configure it.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
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