kernel config
Chairman Steven Didier
yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Fri Jun 11 09:17:01 2004
Dr. Hacker,
This doesn't seem to be a valid URL
http://www.rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fedora/development/ppc/module-init-
tools-3.0-0.pre10.1.ppc.html
, any other suggestions? Thanks
Steve
On Jun 11, 2004, at 6:58 AM, David Hacker wrote:
> I downloaded this module init tools and installed it with rpm -Uvh and
> then recompiled the kernel and no more problems with modules.
>
> http://www.rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fedora/development/ppc/module-init-
> tools-3.0-0.pre10.1.ppc.html
>
> David C. Hacker, DVM
> 212 N 1st St #2
> New Salem, ND 58563
> (701) 843-8179
> On Jun 11, 2004, at 2:08 AM, Chairman Steven Didier wrote:
>
>> Well I downloaded the only src kernel I could find that was ppc on
>> ppckernel 2.6-tss. This is my first total source compile and it
>> wasn't totally successful.
>> It wouldn't completely make the modules, it suggested that i needed
>> to install the modules init install tools, what the? It also returned
>> an error for a crypto module.
>> I went ahead and changed the symlink, copied vmlinux to /boot along
>> with the system.map made sure that yaboot conf vmlinux pointed to
>> vmlinux-2.6-tss. My yaboot conf has a pointer to an
>> initrd-2.4.5-22f.img contained in the boot directory I commented it
>> then rebooted. No joy twice!
>> I obviously missed something or did something wrong but be danged if
>> I can figure it out. Any ideas?
>> Thanks,
>> Steve
>>
>> On Jun 10, 2004, at 5:28 PM, David Hacker wrote:
>>
>>> For Yellow Dog Linux I am using the 2.6.5 kernel from Terra Soft
>>> Solutions available at ppckernel.org
>>>
>>> David C. Hacker, DVM
>>> 212 N 1st St #2
>>> New Salem, ND 58563
>>> (701) 843-8179
>>> On Jun 10, 2004, at 3:52 PM, Chairman Steven Didier wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dr. Hacker which 2.6 kernel do you use?
>>>> On Jun 10, 2004, at 12:44 PM, Chairman Steven Didier wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That really is why I am trying to upgrade the kernel. Would a
>>>>> download of the 2.6.5 kernel source be better than the precompiled
>>>>> kernel (2.5Mb)?
>>>>> I made sure that I was installing the workstation option rather
>>>>> than the desktop this time to avoid this kind of problem :-) Naive
>>>>> of me perhaps.
>>>>> Steve
>>>>> On Jun 10, 2004, at 11:45 AM, David Hacker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Try installing the kernel source from the CD and then cd into
>>>>>> usr/src and then into the kernel source directory and type make
>>>>>> menuconfig or make xconfig and see if there are any drivers
>>>>>> available. I haven't built a 2.4 kernel in so long I don't
>>>>>> really recall. I have been using the 2.6 kernels for quite some
>>>>>> time now. They have a lot more options and support a lot more
>>>>>> things. I actually have 3d graphics support on my eMac in YDL
>>>>>> and the site says there is no video support for the eMac at all.
>>>>>> David C. Hacker, DVM
>>>>>> 212 N 1st St #2
>>>>>> New Salem, ND 58563
>>>>>> (701) 843-8179
>>>>>> On Jun 10, 2004, at 12:40 PM, Chairman Steven Didier wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dr. Haker
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am having the same problems trying to install the new hsfusb
>>>>>>> modem driver, the installer tells me there are kernel headers
>>>>>>> that I need and modules that have not been compiled.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Until I can figure out why I can't get to the configure menu for
>>>>>>> the kernel I seem to be caught in a loop! BTW I had also just
>>>>>>> done a fresh install of Yellow Dog so I am not updated on
>>>>>>> anything!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I might have to buy an external modem, I was connecting through
>>>>>>> my old pc but the motherboard expired a few days ago ;(
>>>>>>> and I'm using my Tibook completely, which begs the question will
>>>>>>> I be able to use a usb modem? Or will a usb to serial adapter
>>>>>>> work with say a Sound Blaster modem?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the help!
>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>>
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