On Sun, 2005-10-23 at 21:20 -0700, Cam wrote: > My ultimate goal is to run patched versions of modules hermes, orinoco > and orinoco_cs so I can run kismet or prismstumbler. I am presently > running 2.4.26 that came with Sarge but Debian doesn't offer 2.4.26 > kernel sources so I apt-got 2.4.27 kernel sources, did the > configuration (including requesting the needed drivers) and recompiled > the kernel. My present sub-goal is to simply run with unpatched drivers > to prove that things are working before I patch them. I know the > drivers get compiled ok since I can see them, eg hermes.o with a recent > time stamp, in "/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.27/drivers/net/wireless/", > however they don't show up anywhere else and in particular they don't > show up in or below "/lib/modules/2.4.27/" which is where I was > expecting them. The compiled 2.4.27 boots ok but since the wireless > related modules aren't in the right place the wireless card doesn't > work. >
what commands did you use to compile (and install) your kernel (and modules) ? > In the past I have always compiled stuff directly into the kernel > rather than using modules so although not new to recompiling the kernel > I am new to using modules. Am I correct in assuming that ALL modules > for the new version of the kernel should show up under > "/lib/modules/2.4.27/"? I don't understand why some modules show up > there (for example > "/lib/modules/2.4.27/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o" is there just > fine) while other (in particular the ones I am interested in) don't. Of > course I could make symlinks manually but that sounds pretty clunky; I > would rather do it right in the first place. > > Maybe there is some Debian page that explains this in lurid detail but > several hours of looking through the Debian site and searching google > didn't turn up anything useful. Anybody know what I am doing wrong? i have used newbiedoc.sf.net for learning how to compile kernels "the debian way". i would suggest starting there. -matt zagrabelny -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
