Pollywog wrote:
>
> I tried to install Linux kernel 2.0.36 and something went wrong. I can use
> ppp but not diald and I don't know why, but I have suspicions:
What exactly went wrong? Show us the error messages please,
otherwise we have no idea how to help.
> What should I have in /etc/modules ?
One of three possibilities:
a) you haven't built the kernel for modules, in which case the
contents of /etc/modules doesn't matter.
b) you have the kernel built correctly, so you should list every
module that you want loaded at boot time in '/etc/modules/'.
c) you have a correct kernel which is configured to use kerneld
in which case you only need to put 'auto' on a line in
'/etc/modules/'. This will cause the kernel to auto-load modules
as needed.
Caveat: I'm no longer using a 2.0.xx kernel. 2.2 kernels have
changed the auto-loading of modules somewhat, so I'm relying on
fragile memory for 'c)' above.
>
> In Debian, does System.map go in "/" directory and does vmlinuz go in /boot?
I belive the original System.map is in 'usr/src/linux' (after a
successfull kernel compile), and is copyed by the install process
(or Debian's kernel-package) to '/boot'. I have symlinks in '/'
that point to both System.map and vmlinuz in '/boot', but these
may longer be necessary.
>
> I went back to 2.0.35 kernel but still no diald.
> I think the problem is /etc/modules
I'm not a diald user, but for those who are, you still need to
give more info, ie. error messages and log file entries from
diald, before someone on the list will be able to help.
>
> thanks
>
HTH,
--
Ed C.
