Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just now downloaded form kernel.org 2.4.18, and applied patches > patch-2.4.19-pre8.gz, and the JP patch set (http://infolinux.de/jp/). I > used make-kpkg to build a kernel-image. ... > I'm confused -- on debian-user it was recommended that I use the debian > pcmcia-cs package, but I'm not clear if I can due to the different kernel > versions. > I assume I cannot use the debain package pcmcia-cs because I've now got a > unique /lib/modules/2.4.19-pre8-jp13 directory, so apt-get wouldn't know > where to install the drivers.
Install pcmcia-source. Read /usr/share/doc/pcmcia-source/README.gz; it explains how to use kernel-package to build a custom PCMCIA module package for your newly built kernel. > Will I also need to rebuild the kernel once again? No. > I'm not sure how, but is there any reason to build pcmcia-cs into a .deb > instead of just make install? You'll be able to easily remove it if you decide you don't want it (say, because you move to a kernel that's actually released). It's easier to upgrade it and keep track of exactly what version you have installed. > If I do need to rebuild the kernel I guess I need to bump the revision and > do some lilo trick to keep my original kernel from being replaced when I > install the kernel the second time... You shouldn't have a problem installing a new kernel image of the same version; the kernel proper lives in memory, so even if you repoint LILO at a new image on disk things should be fine. You *can* get into trouble if you install a new kernel and new modules that don't agree with what's running, since then you could conceivably get into a state where the old kernel needs to load a module but only finds new modules. You should be okay if you promptly reboot after installing the new kernel/modules completes, though. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
