On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 11:15:34AM -0500, cdummy said > Hello. I'm new with testing. I have a few questions. Please answer or > send me to proper list. I used daily built of Sarge installer without > any big problems. Just trouble to get out of setting sources for apt, > but I did them manuallly and hit cancel which took me to main menu. > System works almost no problems just at the boot I'm getting message > "couln't open /etc/mtab" but from what I see this is typical problem of > this installer. I need advice.. I'd like to compile kernel. When I do > lsmod I see all my modules loaded : > snip > usb-uhci 19696 0 (unused) > usbcore 52588 0 [usb-uhci] > via82cxxx_audio 17756 1 > ac97_codec 11412 0 [via82cxxx_audio] > uart401 6244 0 [via82cxxx_audio] > sound 50568 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401] > soundcore 3268 4 [via82cxxx_audio sound] > ide-scsi 8464 0 > 3c59x 24016 1 > snip > but my /etc/modules looks like that: > sd_mod > ide-cd > ide-detect > > If I go to /etc/modutils there are no my sound modules to load. When I > take look on my stock kernel config file above sound modules are > compiled as modules: > snip > # CONFIG_MSNDPIN_HAVE_BOOT is not set > CONFIG_MSNDPIN_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/pndspini.bin" > CONFIG_MSNDPIN_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/pndsperm.bin" > CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX=m > CONFIG_MIDI_VIA82CXXX=y > CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m > snip > And they are in /lib/modules. How do they load? Kernel loads modules > automatically?
Do you have something like "discover" or "kudzu" installed? They will load modules as they detect hardware. > How come they are not in /etc/modutils/aliases > Last kernel I compiled was 2.4.20 and I compiled modules and than added > them to /etc/modules so they load. SCSI and IDE I always compile into > kernel. And there comes my second question. I read 2 articles about > compiling Debian specific kernel.: > http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2949&page=1 > http://www.tux.org/~tbr/debiankernelpkg/ > But all new kernels are coming with initrd.img. Is this a must or can I > compile old way? You can build kernels with make-kpkg without using initrd, Debian's kernels just use it so they can include everything as modules. If you're not using an initrd, don't forget to build all your essential stuff (IDE controller, filesystems) INTO the kernel, and not as modules. -- Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: KGB PGP strategic Firefly Australia counter intelligence
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