Re: Re: 2.4.19 kernel

* Bill MacAllister <[email protected]> [021029 08:33]:
> 
> 
> --On Monday, October 28, 2002 12:16:16 PM +0100 Stefan Fent <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> >Just a guess:
> >Does the kernel detect the scsi-controller ?
> >If not, enter the module name into /etc/rc.config:
> >
> >INITRD_MODULES="<module_name>"
> >
> >w/o '.o'!
> >
> >(Some of the SCSI-drivers were compiled in the 7.1 kernel)
> >
> >and do the  'mk_initrd'-call  again.
> 
> Stephan F.,
> 
> Just noticed there are two Stephan's answering my questions.  Thanks.
> 
> Okay, you are right is sure looks like the SCSI drivers are missing.  But, 
> adding 'qlogicisp' to the modules list in rc.config and re-issuing the 
> mk_initrd didn't change the problem either.

So what error messages do you get ?
The module is available in stepan's k_deflt.rpm.

> 
> So, next I decided to try the source that I download from Stephan R's 
> directory.  When I try rpm -i I get a conflict from some files from the 
> 2.2.19 kernel.  I am not an rpm expert, but I did try --force and 
> --relocate all to no avail.

rpm -i --force --nodeps may help.
(or, do a 'rpm -e kernel-source' before installing the new kernel-source)
> 
> I finally just went back to the source that I downloaded from 
> www.kernels.org.  The build seems to work okay, but I am uncomfortable 
> about a "error" indicator  that I am getting out of make modules_install:
> 
> -screen cut------------------------------------------------------------
> cd /lib/modules/2.4.19; \
> mkdir -p pcmcia; \
> find kernel -path '*/pcmcia/*' -name '*.o' | xargs -i -r ln -sf ../{} pcmcia
> if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map  2.4.19; fi
> depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.19/modules.ieee1394map is not an ELF file
> depmod: error reading ELF header /lib/modules/2.4.19/modules.pnpbiosmap: 
> Success
> -screen cut------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I guess it is okay because the last thing is says is 'Success', right?
> 

I wouldn't worry about this.

> I really hate having to try and answer all of those questions.  There are 
> enough of them I just do not think my 15-30 minute scan of the help is 
> really good enought to get it right.  What I was hoping for from the rpm's 
> that I downloaded from Stephan R's directory was to benefit from the 
> expertise at SuSE.  At this point, I would still prefer using the SuSE 
> kernel if I can.  Is there something stupid I am doing?  If not, what are 
> the differences between the kernel I build from www.kernels.org and the one 
> that I get from SuSE?

It would be very helpful to have the error messages you get from SuSE-kernel.
The differences are quite big.

> 
> Thanks again for your ear,
> 
> Bill
> 
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