On Saturday 11 November 2006 00:56, Ed wrote: > I went to compile a vanilla kernel from kernel.org, and so read the > directions at the Debian site. They seem to me to be needlessly > complicated. Is there something in Debian which would prevent me from > compiling a kernel the good old fashioned way -- > > make menuconfig > make && make modules_install > cp bzImage and System.map to /boot > edit the grub menu > > -- and skip the initrd whatever? And, if so, where does Debian load the > modules from, so I can edit that too? It's not /etc/modules - only a > few there. > > Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
AFAIK modprobe can load modules only if they are compiled that way in the kernel. [M] indicates that the particular driver is compiled in as a module. The debian patched kernels are pretty good. I won't use a Vanilla source unless there's any specific need to do that. Also, I am not sure..but SID might be having the latest stable kernel in its repositories. The simplest way to install a debian-patched kernel is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] install kernel-image-<version> This procedure simply installs the kernel, without having to run the make menuconfig thing et al. Moreover it also updates the /boot/grub/menu.lst file automatically. Truly advantageous you see.. :) -- Remember fellas, what we do in life echoes in eternity! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
