Have you tried using Doug ledford's mod_devel kit? Its a kit for making driver disks.. -----Original Message----- From: Ajay Shekhawat [mailto:ajay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 1:32 PM To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: solution: custom bootnet.img with additional net drivers Unfortunately, in some rare circumstances it is necessary to have to build ones own modules. I've tried installing the kernel-*BOOT.rpm package, and building a new kernel (and the module), but it doesn't seem to work. I'd be interested in hearing from someone who has done it, and knows that the magic sauce is. On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 04:40:16PM +0200, Oliver Jovic wrote: > Well, i havent tried yet to build own modules. If you try to, you > must also have the apropriet/same kernel (vmlinuz) on the bootdisk if you > take a another kernel. If you dont you get these version problems like you > wrote. > I think the best way is to get+unpack drvnet.img and maybe drvblock.img > as described in my howto. you can do this also on any other linux > distributions you maybe prefer(debian, gentoo, ...). if the module isnt on > any of these images get kernel-BOOT-2.?.??-?.i386.rpm .. install it .. and > you will find in /lib/modules/2.?.??-?BOOT/kernel/drivers your module. > this should work also work on any linux distribution that uses rpm as > package format (mandrake, suse, ...). > Since i dont know (havent checked yet) whats further in that kernel-BOOT > package, i cant give you any further tips. Maybe it unpacks also in > /usr/src/linux-2.?.??-?BOOT where you can build your own kernel as you > want. But well as i told .. i dont know it and i am to lazy to look now > for it ;> > > OJ > > > > Thanks for the writeup, it was informative. > > > > I have a (related) question: what is the best way to build modules for > > a boot kernel when you DON'T have access to a machine running the same? > > The module(s) that I've tried building invariably fail to load with version > > conflicts. And the kernel that I built (to go with the module, in case that > > works) failed to autodetect some hardware. :-( > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ajay > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
