compiling kernel

compiling kernel

[Miguel González Castaños]

dear all,

 I have a 3com NIC card configured under RedHat 7.3.  The default kernel
recognizes perfectly the NIC card using the 3c515 driver.

 I am trying to compile the kernel 2.4.22 and it doesnt work. I have
looked around on the Internet and I have read that I need to use
ISA PnP. Does I just need to activate ISA PnP support in the kernel or I
have to do something else?

 Many thanks

 Miguel

Re: compiling kernel

[terry white]

on "10-6-2003" "Miguel González Castaños" writ:

: I need to use ISA PnP.

... ciao:

    i build with 'isa pnp' enabled on everything, and have no use for it.
i think enabling it an okay thing to do.

    being a little more specific as to 'where' you see a failure, would
help.  for example, what do you get with 'ifconfig' , or one of the
'if-up' scripts ...


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Re: compiling kernel

[Miguel González Castaños]

Sorry for not being more precise...I meant that although with ifconfig using
the default kernel I got the interface up,
using the 2.4.22 kernel the network interface is down. I havent tried
anything else than doing a /etc/init.d/network restart.

HTH Regards,

Miguel

terry white ha escrito:

> on "10-6-2003" "Miguel González Castaños" writ:
>
> : I need to use ISA PnP.
>
> ... ciao:
>
>     i build with 'isa pnp' enabled on everything, and have no use for it.
> i think enabling it an okay thing to do.
>
>     being a little more specific as to 'where' you see a failure, would
> help.  for example, what do you get with 'ifconfig' , or one of the
> 'if-up' scripts ...
>
> --
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>     if i have to , i guess ...
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Un saludo,

Miguel

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Re: compiling kernel

[terry white]

on "10-6-2003" "Miguel González Castaños" writ:

: I havent tried anything else than doing a /etc/init.d/network restart.

... i take that to mean, you rebooted into the '*.22' kernel, and then a
restart.  which is a starting place.

    as i see it, there are two considerations here.  the new kernel, and
its interface with the 3comm card.

    when a build a kernel, i like to compare the previous kernel's
'.config', with the latest instance.  glaring differences may point
toward the problem.  i'd suggest you check and see that you've enabled
all the 'network' related features;  seems to me, they've spread them
around a bit ...


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Re: compiling kernel

[Miguel González Castaños]

hello again,

 When I said default kernel I meant the default kernel provided by RedHat in
the 7.3 version.
Is there any way to get that .config file in those rpm kernels?

 Many thanks in advance

 Miguel

terry white ha escrito:

> on "10-6-2003" "Miguel González Castaños" writ:
>
> : I havent tried anything else than doing a /etc/init.d/network restart.
>
> ... i take that to mean, you rebooted into the '*.22' kernel, and then a
> restart.  which is a starting place.
>
>     as i see it, there are two considerations here.  the new kernel, and
> its interface with the 3comm card.
>
>     when a build a kernel, i like to compare the previous kernel's
> '.config', with the latest instance.  glaring differences may point
> toward the problem.  i'd suggest you check and see that you've enabled
> all the 'network' related features;  seems to me, they've spread them
> around a bit ...
>
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Miguel

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Re: compiling kernel

[terry white]

on "10-7-2003" "Miguel González Castaños" writ:

... ciao:

: Is there any way to get that .config file in those rpm kernels?

    on a default rpm install of the RH-8 kernal sources, there's a
directory called 'configs', that seems to comtain architecture
centric templates for most installs ...


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Re: compiling kernel

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Its in your /boot directory.  Look for a file called 
config-REDHAT-RELEASE-NUMBER where REDHAT-RELEASE-NUMBER is the `uname 
-r` of the RedHat kernel RPM.  ie, if your running 2.4.20-20.9 like I 
am, look for /boot/config-2.4.20-20.9.  This file is a part of the 
kernel RPM that you installed (in my case, kernel-2.4.20-20.9.i586.rpm).

Miguel González Castaños wrote:
> hello again,
> 
>  When I said default kernel I meant the default kernel provided by RedHat in
> the 7.3 version.
> Is there any way to get that .config file in those rpm kernels?
> 
>  Many thanks in advance
> 
>  Miguel

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Re: compiling kernel

[Miguel González Castaños]

Just one question. This config file is changed after you boot the system and sets
all the modules that should be used, or it is
always the same config file? How is that file changed?

Many thanks in advance

Miguel

"Kevin J. Cummings" ha escrito:

> Its in your /boot directory.  Look for a file called
> config-REDHAT-RELEASE-NUMBER where REDHAT-RELEASE-NUMBER is the `uname
> -r` of the RedHat kernel RPM.  ie, if your running 2.4.20-20.9 like I
> am, look for /boot/config-2.4.20-20.9.  This file is a part of the
> kernel RPM that you installed (in my case, kernel-2.4.20-20.9.i586.rpm).
>
> Miguel González Castaños wrote:
> > hello again,
> >
> >  When I said default kernel I meant the default kernel provided by RedHat in
> > the 7.3 version.
> > Is there any way to get that .config file in those rpm kernels?
> >
> >  Many thanks in advance
> >
> >  Miguel
>
> --
> Kevin J. Cummings
> kjchome@rcn.com
> cummings@kjchome.homeip.net
> cummings@kjc386.framingham.ma.us

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Miguel

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Re: compiling kernel

[Kevin J. Cummings]

This file is put in the /boot directory by RedHat.  I suspect as a 
convenient place to store it, since you don't *have* to have the kernel 
sources installed.  You can also find various RedHat configuration files 
in /usr/src/linux/configs if you installed the kernel-source RPM. 
Whichever pre-built configuration you wish to start with, it should be 
moved to:  /usr/src/linux/.config in order to build an identically 
configured kernel as RedHat provides.

If you want to use it as a starting point for customizing your kernel,
copy it there, then run "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" (and then 
"make depends") before building your new kernel (or modules).

Miguel González Castaños wrote:
> Just one question. This config file is changed after you boot the system and sets
> all the modules that should be used, or it is
> always the same config file? How is that file changed?
> 
> Many thanks in advance
> 
> Miguel
> 
> "Kevin J. Cummings" ha escrito:
> 
> 
>>Its in your /boot directory.  Look for a file called
>>config-REDHAT-RELEASE-NUMBER where REDHAT-RELEASE-NUMBER is the `uname
>>-r` of the RedHat kernel RPM.  ie, if your running 2.4.20-20.9 like I
>>am, look for /boot/config-2.4.20-20.9.  This file is a part of the
>>kernel RPM that you installed (in my case, kernel-2.4.20-20.9.i586.rpm).
>>
>>Miguel González Castaños wrote:
>>
>>>hello again,
>>>
>>> When I said default kernel I meant the default kernel provided by RedHat in
>>>the 7.3 version.
>>>Is there any way to get that .config file in those rpm kernels?
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Miguel
>>
>>--
>>Kevin J. Cummings
>>kjchome@rcn.com
>>cummings@kjchome.homeip.net
>>cummings@kjc386.framingham.ma.us
> 
> 
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> 
> Un saludo,
> 
> Miguel
> 
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Re: compiling kernel

[terry white]

on "10-9-2003" "Miguel González Castaños" writ:

: or it is always the same config file? How is that file changed?

... typically, the ./.config file in the kernel source tree is generated
on the fly when a kernel configured.  this happens when you invoke 'make
menuconfig', or 'make xconfig' for the X gui (graphic user interface) ...


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Re: compiling kernel

[Miguel González Castaños]

hello again,

 I meant that if that .config file generated by the rpm kernel changes at
boot time. As Kevin has commented, I guess that It is the preconfigured
.config file for the rpm kernel.

 Many thanks

 Miguel

terry white ha escrito:

> on "10-9-2003" "Miguel González Castaños" writ:
>
> : or it is always the same config file? How is that file changed?
>
> ... typically, the ./.config file in the kernel source tree is generated
> on the fly when a kernel configured.  this happens when you invoke 'make
> menuconfig', or 'make xconfig' for the X gui (graphic user interface) ...
>
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Miguel

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