Re: FW: /lib/modules

[James Daniels <jadaniels2 home com>]

Tim Huxel wrote:
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> From:   Tim Huxel [mailto:huxel netdrct com]
> Sent:   Wednesday, May 10, 2000 8:03 AM
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> Subject:        /lib/modules
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> I'm trying to recompile a kernel.
> Here is the order in which I'm doing this:
> 1)make xconfig
> 2)make dep
> 3)make clean
> 4)make bzImage
> 5)mv /boot/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz.old
> 6)cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz
> 7)make modules
> 8)mv /lib/modules2.2.12-20smp /lib/modules/2.2.12-20smp.old
> 9)make modules_install
> 10) edit lilo
> 11)run /sbin/lilo
> 
> That seems to be okay but, when I check /lib/modules after
> reboot there is only 2.2.12-20smp.old.
> I get dep errors because there is no new module in /lib/modules.
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Tim
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Tim

The only thing that cross my mind is - Make sure you compiled loadable
module support in the kernel.  Run make xconfig and check.

Jim
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