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/B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 16:13 Subject: Newbie kernel build problem > I tried to build a kernel as an exercise on how to build a kernel. The > process seemed to work. However, when I booted with my new kernel, no > modules loaded, including some insignificant ones like networking. I'm > hoping someone can give me some insight on what I did wrong. > > The tutorial I was using was the Red Hat Linux 7.3 Bible. Here are the steps: > > 1. Install kernel source code. I noticed that during the initial up2date > upgrades, the kernel changed from whatever came on the CDs to > linux-2.4.18-24.7.x. I downloaded the source rpm for that kernel from Red > Hat and installed it. Because I did not want to screw up anything that was > working, I made a copy of the source directory, named > /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-24.7.tst1.x and moved the link from linux-2.4 to that > directory. > > 2. I made a boot disk to get myself out of trouble if needed: > mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.4.18-24.7.x > > 3. Various make steps for the kernel. I looked around in xconfig, but I did > not change anything: > make mrproper > make xconfig > make dep > make clean > make bzImage > > 4. Make steps for the modules. It seemed like the messages returned in > these two steps indicated that things were up to date and make did not need > to do much (if anything): > make modules > make modules_install > > 5. My computer has no SCSI adapter so I skipped the mkinitrd step. > > 6. I copied the bzImage file into /boot with an appropriate vmlinuz name, > careful not to overwrite the existing kernel. I copied the existing entry > in the grub.conf file with the appropriate name change. Then I rebooted. > > As stated above, the PC booted with the new kernel and I was able to log > in, seemingly normally. However, I had no network and dmesg had strange > mumblings about modules. The lsmod command returned nothing. Am I correct > in assuming that my mistake happened somewhere around step 4? What should I > have done? > > Thanks! > > Andrew Robinson > > > ************************************************************************ > * Andrew W. Robinson | Voice: +1 (504)-378-0179 * > * Computerized Processes Unlimited, LLC. | FAX: +1 (504)-889-2799 * > * 4200 S. I-10 Service Rd., Suite 205 | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > * Metairie, LA 70001 | WWW: http://www.cpu.com * > * "Consulting System Integrators" * > ************************************************************************ > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
