On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:47:22PM -0500, David Shepherd wrote: | 'modprobe lp' gives me | modprobe: Can't locate module lp | | This is/was a stock debian kernel from an official CD. | | Anything else I can try, or do I have to recompile the kernel (I've never | done it before). | Can I somehow grab the stock kernel from a distribution mirror? | | Please excuse my lack of kernel knowledge - I'm learning fast | | Dave |
Compiling the kernel isn't hard. I did it several times (before I studied and understood how to configure modules) with older RH systems. Debian provides a more convenient way to build it into a package. I haven't done that yet, the stock one seems to have all I need (with appropriate module configuration). Don't be afraid to try stuff. Just make sure you can still use your old kernel if you make a mistake. -D PS. basically : (but read the How-To anyways) make menuconfig make make deps make install make modules make modules_install # reconfigure lilo # reboot with new kernel
