Don, you should compile the USB keyboard support statically in the 2.4.9 kernel and not as a module (answer 'Y' and not 'M' when using 'make menuconfig').
Because compiling the 2.4.9 kernel has been a pain in the neck to me (with that damned initrd stuff) I'll sketch here the basic steps you should follow: 1) Under /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.9 **make menuconfig ** and do your settings; 2) **make-kpkg clean; 3) **make-kpkg --revision=my.01 kernel_image; 4) Under /usr/src **dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.9-my.01_i386.deb answering NO to the question about running lilo. 5) Now you should have a new kernel image in /boot and its modules in /lib/modules/2.4.9/ Issue the command 'mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd-my.01 /lib/modules/2.4.9' In /boot you'll now find initrd-my.01 6) Modify your lilo.conf adding the new kernel image (/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9) and the line 'initrd=/boot/initrd-my.01' and run lilo. That's all. Ciao Vittorio D. Hoyem [debian-user] <16/09/01 08:58 -0700>: > Hi all > I have a PII 350 and recently upgraded to Woody. > Today I did a apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.9-586 > kernel-headers-2.4.9-586 and no problems with the > install. I added initrd=/boot/initrd to lilo.conf and > then typed lilo, I also added "do_initrd = Yes" to > /etc/kernel-img.conf. I did a shutdown -r now as root > and booted into the new kernel. In the dmesg that > came up I noticed "AT keyboard not found" something to > that effect, (I have a USB keyboard) and I was > sucessful booting into the console mode. I tried to > log in as a user and was unable to type anything to > the screen. The only way that I know to get out of > that is to do a hard shutdown, which I did. I > rebooted into my old kernel and looked at the > config-2.4.9-586 file and usb kbrd=m so that appeared > ok. I looked at the /boot partation and my > vmlinuz-2.4.9-586 looked like a notepad, so as root I > changed the permissions to what there are on my > vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21 on the exe and then rebooted to > kernel-2.4.9-586. No change. > I have tried to build my own kernel before and was > not successful, so I figured I would try the > preconfigured kernel from testing. > All help on resolving this would be appreciated. > Thanks > Don > > > __________________________________________________ > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > Donate cash, emergency relief information > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
