On (06/06/05 21:53), Stephen Grant Brown wrote: > Hi All, > I would love to go the Debian way but I need the 2.6.11.7 kernel to connect > to a > usb drive which I cannot get going with a Debian precompiled kernel. > Thanks for all your help. > > PS The only program I really want to use is faubackup to back up onto the > usb drive. I have been able to compile the 2.6.11.7 kernel with usable usb > drivers but the faubackup program does not use symlinks on this drive. > "make-kpkg kernel_source" does not produce a .deb package. I have produced a > kernel binary .deb package. How do I install that?
A good reference when building custom kernels is: http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html To install a compiled kernel (.deb): bash:/usr/src# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.x.x.050520_10.00.Custom_i386.deb Regards Clive > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: Kernel Headers > > > > Stephen Grant Brown wrote: > > > Got tarball of Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7, and compilled and installed it. > > > > > > Modules do not work. > > > > > > Tried to re-install tarball of faubackup but it fails too. > > > > > > How do I correctly install the Linux Kernel tarball, the faubackup > tarball > > > and the correct header files? If it is RTFM, which one do I read and > where > > > do I find it? > > I agree with the other poster. If you installed the kernel The Debian > > Way(tm), then the modules would load properly. Install the kernel-package > > package and follow those instructions and the kernel should install fine. > > > > My guess about not loading the kernel modules is that the > module-init-tools > > package is not installed which the kernel-package will install > automatically. -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
