Re: adding modules to kernel

[kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com>]

Adam Hardy wrote:

> Hi
>
> I compile and install the kernel using the debian package process
>
> make xconfig
> make-kpkg clean
> make-kpkg --initrd kernel-image
> dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.12.5.xxxx
>
> and because I didn't get it right first time, I want to add just one 
> module to the kernel and reboot, e.g. i2c_isa
>
> However if I run the steps above, it takes another 20 minutes. Is 
> there a shorter way of doing it?
>
> I tried doing it without the make-kpkg clean step, but it didn't 
> create the module, or didn't install it in the right directory or 
> something.
>
> Do I have to do all 4 steps every time, or is there a quick way of 
> adding extra modules?

If the module is already built and you just have to (un)load it, then 
you can use 'modconf' program.

sudo apt-get install modconf
man modconf
sudo modconf


raju

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