RE: 8139too Module
Hi,
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Timothy Paling wrote:
<snip>
> > to install a kernel module, you must switch to root, then type: modprobe
> > <name of module>
> >
> > for example: modprobe 8139too
> >
> > you may need to insert the mii module as well.
> >
<snip>
> The module does not appear in modconf either, however, it does appear in
> menuconf (make menuconf) and there is a .c source file for the module in
> with the kernel source.
>
> How to compile this module therefore is my new question.
>
guess you need a quick kernel compilation guide. 2 methods in your case I
guess (haven't read the whole tread, so I could be mistaken):
a) the 'dirty' method. Do the 'make menuconfig' thing and then 'make dep
&& make modules'. Then 'cp drivers/net/8139too.o
/lib/modules/2.4.XX/kernel/drivers/net/', 'depmod -a' and 'modprobe
8139too' (or just an even more dirty 'insmod drivers/net/8139too.o').
If this works, you can use modconf and other utils and stuff.
If the kernel complains, try the more official method:
b) the 'official' method. 'make clean && make menuconfig && make dep &&
make bzImage && make modules'.
Then as root install arch/i386/boot/bzImage as your kernel (cp
arch/i386/boot/bzImage /vmlinuz), run 'lilo' (or whatever you use to
boot), and install the modules (make modules_install) and reboot.
Consult the kernel compiling howto for more information.
Greetz,
Sebas
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