On Friday 09 May 2014 14:01:31 Hunter Jozwiak wrote: > > On May 8, 2014, at 14:42, thegeezer <thegee...@thegeezer.net> wrote: > >> On 05/08/2014 05:29 PM, Hunter Jozwiak wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: Hunter Jozwiak <hunter.t....@gmail.com> > >> Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 12:23:13 -0400 > >> Subject: Post-Installation Problem > >> To: gentoo-us...@lists.gentoo.org > >> > >> Hi all. I've been working on a Gentoo install for quite some time in > >> tech class, but I've hit a road block. I compiled a Genkernel, and > >> that went smooth. However, I tried to emerge espeakup, and I got > >> errors about how modules weren't enabled. I edited /etc/conf.d/modules > >> and added two lines: > >> modules="CONFIG_SPEAKUP" > >> modules="CONFIG_SPEAKUP_SYNTH_SOFT" > >> And reemerged the espeakup software; same error message, and on > >> reboot, no software speech. Am I enabling the modules in an incorrect > >> manner? If so, how to I get them to work? > > > > what you need to do is > > # genkernel --menuconfig kernel > > then make sure that speakup is selected > > > > conf.d/modules is for kernel modules marked "m" > > mostly, these are loaded when needed by programs or drivers as required, > > but sometimes you want the module loaded in advance -- in that case you > > list them in conf.d/modules > > After genkernel all? Because I cannot find the module in the menuconfig > kernel.
Hi there, I think you are confusing kernel configuration items and kernel modules. E.g., CONFIG_SPEAKUP is a kernel configuration item (see http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/SPEAKUP.html for its description). There are three possibilities for this item. n: don't include speakup support y: build speakup support directly into the kernel m: build speakup support as a module In the third case, the module's name will be "speakup". This is the name that you want to add to /etc/conf.d/modules. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7#doc_chap4 might also be helpful. Cheers
