Re: Problems with compiling kernel.

[SPATZ1@t-online.de (Frank Schneider)]

"Mark A. Tagliaferro" schrieb:
> 
> I'm using SuSE 7.1 and I had to compile the kernel to include SCSI support.
> That part is all well and good.  The problems started when I tried to set up
> masquerading.  Modprobe is returning the following error:
> 
> modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.2/modules.dep (No such
> file or directory)
> 
> I looked in /lib/modules/ and there the directory is called 2.4.2-4GB and not
> 2.4.2
> 
> I tried to fool it by creating a virtual link to the directory with the name
> 2.4.2 but then the modprobe returns a large number of kernal mismatch errors
> that the particular modules (iptable_nat) I am trying to run were written for
> kernel version 2.4.2-4GB and not 2.4.2
> 
> It looks like modprobe is looking for kernel version 2.4.2 but the modules are
> for kernel 2.4.2-4GB.
> 
(..)
> Any idea as to what I'm doing wrong?

Not clearly, but try the following:
Configure your Kernel and then add in the Toplevel-Makefile
(/usr/src/linux/Makefile) an "extra-Subrevision", e.g. 

-------
VERSION = 2
PATCHLEVEL = 4
SUBLEVEL = 3
EXTRAVERSION = -12-TEST
 
KERNELRELEASE=$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
---------

Then compile.
The effect is, that now all the module-path and revision-numbers contain
this extra-info and you can easily track were the "right" modules are
stored and build.

Before you do a "make modules_install", delete the complete old
Module-Path (save the modules in another place if your are unsure), so
even the path has to be made new.
I had already strange problems with "make modules_install" not
overwriting old modules or deleting old ones that are not used any more.

> Did I have to recompile the kernel to load the aic7xxx or could I have added a
> command in some initialisation file to load it as a module (insmod)?

If you have "/" on a SCSI-Disk, you cannot boot and then load the
module...you would have to build a initrd-ramdisk, but i would suggest
to build in the SCSI-Support.
If you have "/" on an IDE-Drive you can build the SCSI-Support as Module
and then load it during bootup.

Solong..
Frank.

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