On Sunday 08 December 2002 18:32, bong sabolboro wrote: > Hi! > > I'm installing Debian Woody 2.2 kernel on an old > Toshiba laptop and plan to use this as a home gateway. > > After recompiling a new 2.2.20 kernel, I noticed that > /lib/modules/2.2.20 does not contain the directory > pcmcia under it unlike the original > /lib/modules/2.2.20-idepci. I tried copying the whole > directory to the new one but the new kernel does not > seem to accept it even though they are both based on > 2.2.20. >
Why are you using 2.2? The netfilter code in 2.4 is so much better and nicer to use/customize. Personally I find the pcmcia modules still work better than the in kernel sources for the hardware I own. # apt-get install kernel-package pcmcia-source kernel-source-2.4.20 # cd /usr/src # tar jxvf kernel-source-2.4.20.tar.bz2 # tar zxvf pcmcia-modules-.... # cd kernel-source-2.4.20 # make menuconfig # make-kpkg --revision=5:toshiba.1 kernel_image # make-kpkg modules_image # cd .. and you will have a kernel .deb and a pcmcia-modules .deb. Easy as can be. BTW, I highly recommend maradns as a small, secure, and functional enough dns server. I use an old compaq pentium 200 laptop as a gateway/firewall. Mara does internal dns and acts as a dns cache for my outside world access as well. All of this on a 32mb laptop with ease.
