Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 04:34:37PM -0500 wrote: > Hi. I am a blind person who uses Debian. I access the system with a hardware >device for > speech output and a set of kernel patches called speakup to read the screen. I am >trying > to use the 2.4.18-bf2.4 version of the kernel. Of course, > when I patch the kernel, it becomes to big for the floppy disk. I have moved enough >things > to modules to make room, but now I have a problem creating driver disks. > > I can build the kernel using the kernel-package, but can't figure out how to create >the > pcmcia modules package to match my kernel. > Would someone please tell me where to find documentation on creating a pcmcia modules > package?
I believe the standard way to to use kernel package with a target of modules_image. For example, on my system when I got to build a kernel I do: # cd /usr/src/linux # make-kpkg kernel_image modules_image If pcmcia-source is installed and /usr/src/pcmcia-cs.tar.gz is extracted (it extracts to /usr/src/modules/) then kernel-package will find it and build the modules .deb. > > I have the source for boot-floppies-3.0.23so I can build the official boot floppies. > If I understand what is happening, I need my special kernel package, and the pcmcia >modules > package to match it. > Then, I would add my special package as a new flavor of kernel. > That is one way to do it. Perhaps a simpler way to do it is to just replace the kernel on the rescue disk: http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/i386/ch-boot-floppy-techinfo.en.html#s-rescue-replace-kernel You won't have working modules disks that way but you should still be able to complete the install. -David > Is this all I need to do to create my special version of boot-floppies? If not, >what other > packages or modifications to the boot-floppies scripts will I need to do? > > Thanks in advance for help. > Kenny > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
