On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Gary Stiehr wrote:

> I am wondering how to obtain the /boot/module-info file
> that is installed by the RedHat kernel rpms.  What is it
> used for and how is it generated? 
>
> Also, what is the /boot/vmlinux-2.2.16-22 file in the
> /boot directory. Is this an uncompresses kernel image? 
> Why is it there?  I would like this information so that I
> can install a custom kernel from the sources and I want to
> make sure that I have all of the necessary files.  Any
> reference material that you may have would be appreciated. 
> Thank you for any information that you can provide. 

$ rpm -ql kernelcfg

  /usr/bin/kernelcfg
  /usr/lib/rhs/control-panel/kernelcfg.gif
  /usr/lib/rhs/control-panel/kernelcfg.init
  /usr/lib/rhs/kernelcfg
  /usr/lib/rhs/kernelcfg/kernelcfg.py <--------------
  /usr/lib/rhs/kernelcfg/kernelcfg.pyc

$ egrep module-info /usr/lib/rhs/kernelcfg/kernelcfg.py

                         vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 
  self.mi = ConfModInfo('/boot/module-info-'+os.uname()[2]) \
                Dialog('Missing file', 'I am sorry, but your  \
                /boot/module-info-'+os.uname()[2]+' file is \
                missing, and I cannot do without it.',

  Dialog('Missing file', 'I am sorry, but your
  /boot/module-info file is missing, and I cannot do without \
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  it.',


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