Re: [SLUG] Kernel Compile and Debian

2000-12-02 Thread Jason Rennie
> Or, as a friend of mine sometimes says, "When using kernel modules, do as > Linus does: Don't." Doesn't this waste a lot of ram ? I build a lot modules for stuff I don't use much. But then again I can just insmod it when i need it. I did compile in network card support to the kernel this time

Re: [SLUG] Kernel Compile and Debian

2000-12-01 Thread Jeff Waugh
> I was wondering, under debian i have recompiled my kernel, and now the > modules don't load on boot up, including my network etc. On any distro, you have to deal with /etc/modu* -> extensive documentation and pointers in /usr/share/doc/modutils/* Or, as a friend of mine sometimes says, "Whe

Re: [SLUG] Kernel Compile and Debian

2000-12-01 Thread Jason Rennie
> You have tried > make modules_install Yeah, the question was to do with modconf in debian and there tricky kernel build scripts. I did the noraml compile from the sources as i have always done, but discovered that this broke modconf. I was wondering if modconf was limited to use with th

Re: [SLUG] Kernel Compile and Debian

2000-12-01 Thread Stephen Graham
You have tried make modules_install have you not? You have also make sure to keep modules support in the kernel? (Dumb questions I know, but I have screwed up on them before) Stephen -- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember, it did not help the rabbit much -- R.E. Sh

[SLUG] Kernel Compile and Debian

2000-12-01 Thread Jason Rennie
Hi all, I was wondering, under debian i have recompiled my kernel, and now the modules don't load on boot up, including my network etc. Now obviously this is a nusiance, but if i where to use make-kdpkg, the kernel building scripts, will that new kernel work with modconf if i install it from the