To add to the previous message about needing the newer version of modutils with a 2.4.x kernel.....
If you're running potato (stable), you'll need to go here to find that deb package along with some others you'll need: http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/kernel-24.html As far as other software packages that need to be upgraded to run 2.4.x, the following excerpt is taken from the Changes file in the kernel's documentation: Current Minimal Requirements ============================ Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently running, the suggested command should tell you. Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally running a Linux 2.2 kernel. Also, not all tools are necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any PCMCIA (PC Card) hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmcia-cs. o Gnu C 2.91.66 # gcc --version o Gnu make 3.77 # make --version o binutils 2.9.1.0.25 # ld -v o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version o modutils 2.4.2 # insmod -V o e2fsprogs 1.19 # tune2fs o reiserfsprogs 3.x.0j # reiserfsck 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version Tom Erik Funkenbusch wrote: > > Recently, I upgrade my kernel to 2.4.8 from a 2.2 kernel. During the > process, my modutils files got overwritten by clean copies, losing all my > hardware configurations. I unwisely did not make a backup of /etc before > doing this. > > My question is, is it possible to re-detect all my hardware and generate a > new set of modutils files? Since the install program correctly identified > my hardware, I must assume there is some way to generate this data. The > reason I ask, is that the server is across town and I don't want to have to > go over there to check what hardware is inside just to configure it. > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. >