Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel source for gentoo

[Collins Richey <erichey2@home.com>]

On Fri, 18 May 2001 01:44:52 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)
wrote:

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

> > > > 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.
> 
> Hi Collins,
> 
> I updated the kernel packages yesterday, you can now use
> linux-sources-2.4.4.9
> 
> If you want the default configuration copy
> /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-sources/files/2.4.4-ac9/config.bootcomp to
> /usr/src/linux/.config before you run make {x,menu}config.
> 
> This kernel package uses the following USE variables for extras "lvm
> lm_sensors pcmcia-cs alsa".
> Add the ones you want top the USE variable in /etc/make.conf.
> 
> After you have build the kernel you can build the extras modules and
> utilities by installing
> 
> linux-extras-2.4.4.9.ebuild.
> 

It doesn't work.  I did the following

	cd /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-sources
	ebuild linux-2.4.4.9.ebuild unpack
	cp /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-sources/files/2.4.4-ac9/config.bootcomp
/usr/src/linux/.config
	cd /tmp/portage/linux-2.4.4.9/work/linux
	tried make xconfig (error option not found)
	make menuconfig (added esssolo1 and corrected stuff for ide-scsi)
	cd /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-sources
	ebuild linux-2.4.4.9.ebuild merge

When I booted from the new kernel, eth0 would not start.  I discovered that
the procedure had added empty /etc/modules/2.4.4-ac5 for 2.4.4-ac5 but no
/lib/modules/2.4.4-ac5.  Only /etmodules/2.4.4-ac3 and
/lib/modules/2.4.4-ac3 contain data.  Since the kernel calls itself -ac5,
modprobe, etc. will not use any of the modules.

-- 
Collins Richey
Denver area
gentoo system