I was asked by a friend to help him install debian onto one of his computers.He downloaded the programs allowing him to install the base system, which we did.
We used a cdrom I Got from the book Debian GNU/linux 2.1 unleased, and installed the packages that would allow us to compile a new kernel. He downloaded kernel version 2.2.9. It was my first time installing a kernel and we read from various sources before he became impatient. We then did the following: tar xzf /usr/src/kernel...tar.gz . . . make menuconfig make-kpkg clean make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image dpkg -i ../kernel-image..deb With the new kernel installed we get the following messages: . . . calculating module dependencies ...done loading modules: cdrom can't locate module cdrom snbfs can't locate module snbfs nfs can't locate module nfs ip_alias can't locate module ip_alias rarp can't locate module rarp cyclades can't locate module cyclades serial can't locate module serial 3c509 can't locate module 3c509 ppp /lib/modules/2.2.9/net/slhc.o unresolved symbol kmalloc_R93d4cfe6 /lib/modules/2.2.9/net/slhc.o unresolved symbol print_Rdd172261 /lib/modules/2.2.9/net/slhc.o unresolved symbol kfree_R037a0cba slhc:No such file or directory . . . Has any one got any idea what the problem might be ? Two questions: 1) Obviously it is to do with the loading of modules but I can't why they are being loaded they are in /lib/modules/2.2.9. It seems however that ppp has been loaded but requires slhc which has also not been located (it is also in /lib/mod..). Can anyone help. It would be nice to find out why this problem is occuring and not just reinstall everthing. I have already learnt alot searching through various archives on linux in search of a solution. 2) How can I get dmesg or some log file to save a complete list of all the messages that the kernel prints when it is booting. It a little irrating booting and rebooting just so as to be able to read boot messages. Tia T:Irvine
