On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 05:35:49PM -0500, David Zelinsky wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade the kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 on my Thinkpad. I'm > using custom built kernel rather than the stock debian kernel, since > the stock kernel doesn't have some features that I want. > > My question is how to deal with all entries in /etc/modules.conf and > /etc/modules that refer to modules that don't exist in 2.6, and the > new modules which didn't exist in 2.4. I would like to be able to > boot into the old 2.4 kernel and have everything work as before. Is > there a way to have entries in these files be conditional on the > kernel version?
Please see the /etc/init.d/module-init-tools script on how to make sure /etc/modules is chosen depending on the currently running kernel. Naming the files /etc/modules-2.4 and /etc/modules-2.6 should work. You will rarely need to load any modules explicitely if you have discover/hotplug or something similar installed. Under kernel 2.6, modprobe does not use /etc/modules.conf anymore. Have a look at the files in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory instead. best regards Mirko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
