Re: [expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-12 Thread Jason Bowman
Have you tried compiling reiserfs into the kernel instead of a module? I know you can use the mkinitrd to make a ram disk with all of the modules you need to load before the file systems can be mounted, but I have found it easier (sometimes) to just compile it in. - Jason B. On Thursday

[expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-11 Thread Darren King
I went and picked up the cooker kernel (source rpm) and build it to try and address some major hardware problems I have. I built the kernel, and installed it (make menuconfig, make dep, make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install). I updated lilo.conf and added a new entry as I kept the new

Re: [expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-11 Thread ai4a
Darren King wrote: I built the kernel, and installed it (make menuconfig, make dep, make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install). I updated lilo.conf and added a new entry as I kept the new kernel separate from my existing kernel. Did you do a 'make distclean' or a 'make mrproper'

Re: [expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-11 Thread Chuck Lalli
- Original Message - From: Darren King [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mandrake list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:31 AM Subject: [expert] kernel building questions I went and picked up the cooker kernel (source rpm) and build it to try and address some major hardware

Re: [expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-11 Thread Darren King
My board is a Epox 8K3A. Darren On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 22:36, Chuck Lalli wrote: - Original Message - From: Darren King [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mandrake list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:31 AM Subject: [expert] kernel building questions I went and picked

Re: [expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-11 Thread Darren King
Yes I did that. On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 21:44, ai4a wrote: Darren King wrote: I built the kernel, and installed it (make menuconfig, make dep, make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install). I updated lilo.conf and added a new entry as I kept the new kernel separate from my existing

Re: [expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-11 Thread Todd Lyons
Darren King wrote on Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 06:31:31PM +1000 : I went and picked up the cooker kernel (source rpm) and build it to try and address some major hardware problems I have. I built the kernel, and installed it (make menuconfig, make dep, make bzImage, make modules, make

Re: [expert] kernel building questions

2002-07-11 Thread Darren King
Thanks, Todd. That's it. Run mkinitrd filename kernel version(as stated under /lib/modules) and change lilo.conf. That's it. The good news is that my disk speed went from 6MB / sec to 27MB / sec with the new kernel! Haven't tested the auto power off. Now I have to tackle the problems! My