On Sat, 24 Feb 2001, Ted Gervais wrote:
> I just changed kernels and now it can't load any of the modules.
> When I run modprobe it is looking for modules.dep that used to exist.
> Rather than trying to load the new one that now exists in /lib/modules/
> directory.
>
How exactly did you change kernels? rpm -ivh <kernel rpm>
Did you edit /etc/lilo.conf and run lilo after installing the new
kernel, and before rebooting?
>
> How can I tell it to forget about the old one and look at the new one???
>
> Also, I had thought of running make modules mdoules_install, but
> there is no kernel installed in /usr/src/ ?? Why does RedHat do
> that? Where in the world is the kernel installed? For example if
> you wanted to run 'make menuconfig' to change some of the
> kernel-settings, where would you go to do that??
>
You only get the Make file, and everything that goes with it if you
install the kernel-<version>-source RPM. This is a seperate package
from the pre-compiled kernel RPM. It is also MUCH larger. Splitting
the source and the compiled kernels into seperate RPMs is a good thing.
A lot of users do not need the kernel source, and would not know what to
do with it if they had it.
Now, if only there was a good way to have rpm update /etc/lilo.conf when
installing a new kernel... This might be a good project for someone
with a lot of time on thier hands, and a good understanding of regular
expressions, or maybe pearl?
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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