Felix Mathais wrote: > Where could I find good instructions how to recompile and install the > kernel if I need to compile in additional modules? I never done this > before. Until now I was happy using the stock kernel, but reading the > ansers from my previos post with the tulip module, I might need to > recompile the kernel. People make a great issue of this, but I think it is fairly straightforward. First get the source, say /usr/src/linux-2.6.7 Then go to this directory and say "make oldconfig xconfig". Now you have to go through a rather tedious list of choices, but 90% of them are not relevant, and can just be passed by. Then save the config - it will be saved as .config , and I would keep a copy of this, as it saves a lot of time if you load an old config (there is an option to do this). Then say "make bzImage; make modules", and as root "make modules_install; make install". Then when you re-boot the new kernel should be added to the choice. If it doesn't work you can always use the old one. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
