Re: /etc/modules after a new kernel compile
Hello
Kevin Coyner (<kevin@rustybear.com>) wrote:
> After migrating over from that other OS a couple years ago, I've
> finally taken the plunge and recompiled my own kernel using debian
> kernel package. Everything went smoothly and I'm now running 2.4.23.
> I should have done it much sooner.
Kernel 2.4.23 (at least the version from kernel.org) has security
problems. Maybe you should upgrade to 2.4.24.
> I've only one question I'm not sure about and haven't found in the
> docs (although I'm sure it's right there under my nose) .....
>
> Under the old kernel - 2.4.18-bf2.4 - I had used modconf to add-in the
> following modules:
>
> usb-uhci input
> usbkbd keybdev
> agpgart mousedev
> sg maestro3
> usbmouse usb-storage
> binfmt_aout binfmt_misc
> apm ppp_generic
> ppp_synctty msdos
> tulip
>
> Now, under the new kernel - 2.4.23 - I've got these compiled in. But
> when I boot, not unsurprisingly I get errors messages like:
>
> usbmouse modprobe: Can't locate module usbmouse
>
> and so on for every module that is now compiled in but used to be
> added in.
>
> These are the modules that are listed in /etc/modules. Is it safe to
> just manually edit that file and remove the entries?
If you don't want to use the other kernel anymore, yes. However make
sure that the new kernel really works. You could get a problem if you
use a USB keyboard and for some reason have to boot with the old
kernel.
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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