Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel source for gentoo

[Collins Richey <erichey2@home.com>]

On Sun, 13 May 2001 16:08:07 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)
wrote:

> Collins Richey wrote:
> > 
> > I'm trying to understand where you hide the kernel source on gentoo and
> > where the options used to generate the standard gentoo kernel are
> located.

> > 
> > The kernel you supply, for example, has no sound modules compiled, and
> I would like to recompile for sound support (esssolo1.o and soundcore.o
> are needed) without breaking anything else.
> 
> (The default kernel contains all alsa sound modules)
> 

fyi, this doesn't do much good unless you have a sound card that works with
als.


> Current kernel source poackage is broken, eigher use
> linux-source-2.4.4-rx.ebuild or
> use a default kernel and run a manual config inbetween.
> 
> cd /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux
> ebuild linux-2.4.4.5.ebuild unpack
> cd /tmp/portage/linux-2.4.4.5/work/linux
> make menuconfig
> cd /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux
> ebuild linux-2.4.4.5.ebuild merge
> 
> 

As I alluded to earlier, it isn't a really good idea to overwrite the
working kernel.  Fortunately I saved the old kernel and modules.  The only
change I made was to add the esssolo1 module, but the new kernel came up
with modules problems and no working eth0.

I think I'll try standard kernel build procedures from the
/tmp/portage/linux-2.4.4.5/work/linux directory with all your patches
applied.

> > Also what is necessary to get ide-cdrw support.  I notice that /dev/sr0
> ...
> > have not been generated.
> > 

Any answer for this question?

Thanks
-- 
Collins Richey
Denver area
gentoo system