Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel source for gentoo

[AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)]

Collins Richey wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 18 May 2001 20:40:53 -0600 Collins Richey <erichey2@home.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 18 May 2001 19:08:26 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim
> > Gottinger)
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Collins Richey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > Hmm, there seems to be a bug in modultils.
> > > /lib/modules/[uname-r]/modules.dep is not generated correct.
> > >
> > > Remove /etc/modules/[unname -r] and /etc/modules.conf  and run
> > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/modules. This will generate those files again.
> > >
> > > I'm working on that bug here at the moment.
> > >
> >
> > That may be a problem, too, but I don't think that will fix my problem.
> > Something went wrong with the kernel + modules ebuild.  The normal output
> > of the kernel sequence, ie make mrproper, make xxxconfig, make deps make,
> > make modules and make modules_install is a bzImage (ebuild got that
> > right)
> > and a modules directory /lib/module/kernelname (ebuild did not produce
> > this), so the merge really failed even though it said it was complete.
> > It
> > won't do me any good to rebuild the modules.conf etc - the modules
> > themselves are missing in action.
> >
> 
> FYI.  I've found part of the problem with your kernel ebuild.  I don't know
> whether the problen is yours or modutils.  Here's what I did to get a
> working kernel
> 
> cd /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linu
> ebuild linux-2.4.4.5.ebuild unpack
> cp -a /tmp/portage/linux-sources-2.4.4.9/work/linux-2.4.4-ac9 /home/collins
> cd /home/collins/linux-2.4.4-ac9
> make mrproper
> make menuconfig
> loaded
> /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-sources/files/2.4.4-ac9/config.bootcomp
> modified to add support for esssolo1 and altered a few SCSI settings to get
> my CDRW to work
> mv'd the /usr/modules/2.4.4-ac3 directory to another name
> make dep && make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install
>         Everything successful, except at the end of make modules install
>         the script attempted to write to /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac3 !!! and failed
>         (even though everything else was done for 2.4.4-ac9)
> Created an empty 2.4.4-ac3 directory
> reran make modules_install
>         The script created the mod*** entries in 2.4.4-ac3 instead of
>         in 2.4.4-ac9 where they belong

yes that is a modutils problem. I'm currently testing a new modules
ini.d script that should do a workaround for that prob.

thanks for the detailed description.

bye achim~