Re: Need asstance

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Ollie Lho wrote:
> 
> Mike Pruden wrote:
> >
> > Greetings:
> >
> > I have a laptop computer (ARM) that uses the SIS 630s chipset for the
> > graphics card, audio, modem, and LAN.  I am attempting to apply an
> > upgraded kernel to my laptop including a "sis900.c and sis900.h" files
> > that I downloaded from SIS.  I am using Mandrake Linux version 2.4.9.
> >
> > I have downloaded the "linux-2.4.9.tar" file, and untared it into
> > /usr/src/linux directory.  I then copied the sis900.* files into the
> > /usr/src/linux/drivers/net directory.  I have tried "make" ing the file
> > (make dep, make config, make bzlilo) as outlined in Ollie Lho's
> > directions. (see below).  I then moved the /System.map and /vmlinuz
> > files to the /boot directory.  I then issue the "lilo" command to update
> > lilo.
> >
> > Everything appears to work except when I reboot my system I get a Kernel
> > error indicating that the /lib/modules/2.4.9/modules.dep is not
> > available.  When I check the /lib/modules directory the only directory
> > that I find is 2.4.3 which is my original linux kernel.  I am not sure
> > what I am missing, but would appreciate any help you could provide.
> >

Also be sure to do "make modules" and "make modules_install".  Sounds
like either the modules didn't build (or get built) or they didn't get
installed.

-Jeff

-- 
Jeff Golds
Sr. Software Engineer
jgolds@resilience.com
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