Thanks again Remco. I had misunderstood the kernel help information, and compiled some of the PCMCIA modules into the kernel. I understand now that these are provided by the pcmcia sources and hence I don't need the kernel modules as well.
cheers, naomi. --- Remco Seesink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Sounds like you manually configured your kernel to > produce > a module which also is in pcmcia-modules-2.4.20. > Dpkg doens't > know what to do with it. You could try to switch off > your serial > port in your kernel configuration. (I think that > produces the file > serial_cs.o) > > This url tells me the file isn't in the stock 2.4.20 > kernel. > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?word=serial_cs.o&searchmode=searchfiles&case=insensitive&version=testing&arch=i386 > > Btw, I usually download a stock kernel and use the > configuration file > from that as a starting point for custom > compilation. You can load > files like that after you do make menuconfig or > equivalent. > > You can retrieve the config file from the .deb with > a tool like mc to > examine what is in the kernel-image<more text>.deb > > The config file can then be loaded if you select > load and type the right file. > Something like /boot/config-2.4.20 needs to be > copied out of the .deb and loaded > as kernel config. > > Hope this helps a bit. > > Cheers, > Remco. > > > On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 15:01:41 +0100 (BST) > "Naomi Ridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > thanks for the fixes. Using GCC 3.2 solved the > problem > > with the compilation. However I am now > encountering > > problems when I try to install the modules: > > > > dpkg -i > > > pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb > > (Reading database ... 61989 files and directories > > currently installed.) > > Unpacking pcmcia-modules-2.4.20 (from > > > pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb) > > ... > > dpkg: error processing > > > pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb > > (--install): > > trying to overwrite > > `/lib/modules/2.4.20/pcmcia/serial_cs.o', which is > > also in package kernel-image-2.4.20 > > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal > (Broken > > pipe) > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > > > pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb > > > > Further suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Naomi. > > > > > > --- Shawn Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: > Fri, 4 > > Jul 2003 01:21:14 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > see bug #194422[pcmcia-source] for details and > fix. > > > > > > --sc. > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am not sure if this is the cause of your > > > problem, but the new gcc-3.3 > > > > in debian testing/unstable is known to have > > > problems with compiling > > > > kernels > > > > older than 2.4.21. Maybe modules too. Your gcc > > > might have been upgraded > > > > after > > > > you succesfully compiled your 2.4.20 kernel. > > > > > > > > Maybe someone can conform this would lead to > such > > > errors. > > > > > > > > You could try to compile with gcc-3.2 or try > the > > > 2.4.21 kernel (with > > > > modules) > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Remco. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience > > http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html
