Hi.
After some considerations I've decided to try and compile a new kernel.
Here's my details:
HP nc6120 Laptop, running WindowsXP and Slack 10.0 and 2.4.26 kernel.
(ntldr as bootmanager)

Here's how I did a recompile:
downloaded linux-2.6.11.11.tar.gz from kernel.org
[all commands after this]

cp /home/geir/linux-2.6.11.11.tar.gz /usr/src
tar zxvf linux-2.6.11.11.tar.gz
rm linux
ln -s linux-2.6.11.11 linux
cd linux
cp /boot/config-ide-2.4.26 .config
make oldconfig
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
rm /boot/config
rm /boot/System.map
mv /boot/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz-old
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.11.11
cp .config /boot/config-2.6.11.11
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11.11
cd /boot
ln -s System.map-2.6.11.11 System.map
ln -s config-2.6.11.11 config
ln -s vmlinuz-2.6.11.11 vmlinuz

[added to lilo.conf]
(changed the: image = /boot/vmlinuz .. to image = /boot/vmlinuz-old)
(added..)
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11.11
root = /dev/hda2
label = Slack_2.6.11.11
read-only

[more commands]
lilo -v
dd if=/dev/hda2 bs=512 count=1 of=/linux.bin
(the linux.bin file is copied over to the windows partition, and overwrites the old linux.bin file)


Here's my problem....
At first reboot everything looks great, and works great.
usbmouse works, sound works (onboard intel ICH6, snd-intel8x0 compatible soundcard).
I use it for a while, and I configure fluxbox the way I want...
Then I decide to reboot, and when starting again, no modules are loaded, nothing works.
lsmod returns empty list

I check /lib/modules/2.6.11.11/kernel/...
and there are many .ko files there
the modules.dep file is completely empty......

Anyone have a suggestion as to what I'm doing wrong?
I use these commands from a page I found on google.com/linux

http://www.sysdesign.ca/guides/linux_kernel.html
(I guess it was written for 2.4.x kernels and I'm not sure the same things apply to 2.6.x kernels)
I've also used the tutorial from these pages:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...icle&artid=408
(Compiling kernel 2.6.10 on a Slackware 10.1, by acidjuice)

Hope someone can give me a pointer)

-Geir

Did you install the newest module-init-tools? It's necessary if you change fron 2.4.x to 2.6.x kernel. Also you must convert your old /etc/modules.conf to the new /etc/modprobe.conf.
Hope that helps

Regards

no, I didn't install anything called module-init-tools.
Thanks for the tip. I'll look into that in the morning.
(On my way home from work now, and no DSL line at home.)

You have a link to module-init-tools?

-Geir

http://www.slackware.com/pb/download...ols-3.1-i486-1

Regards

I'm glad this came up, I just downloaded the new kernel and was about to compile it.

I see that you have to do a generate-modprobe.conf to change from /etc/modules.conf to /etc/modprobe.conf. Is this something that would be done after booting up using the new kernel?

F_M

thanks for the link. (downloading now on a 56K modem)
my next question is almost the same as Fritz's:
Do I boot up using the old 2.4.26 kernel, remove all things to do with 2.6.11.11 then install module-init-tools, and recompile the kernel??
I'll try and hopefully succeed tonight (not online again till tomorrow morning.) (My DSL line is scheduled for connection tomorrow.... The waiting time is painful.)

If I mess it all up, I'll just install fresh again tomorrow and do it the right way.
Thanks for your help so far.

-Geir

thought I'd let you know:
I downloaded the package and installed it:
installpkg modul<tab>....
then did a:
depmod 2.6.11.11
generate-modprobe.conf
rebooted and used the 2.6.11.11 kernel....
Never been happier.
Now everything works like a charm

Another question also..
I have apm compiled as a module, and when I do a:
# modprobe apm
I get and error saying:
No such device.. (or something like that...)

Guess that means I have no apm support on the laptop.. or?

I tried compiling with acpi but that crashed the laptop...
(Haven't tried it with 2.6.11.11 (compiled the right way with module-init-tools)

Congrats on the success. I'll hopefully be following suit soon. I have to finish downloading the kernel and then give it a shot. This thread will be part of my reference for doing it.

Thanks for the help.

F_M

Thanks, and I wish you the best of luck.
It was actually painless once I got everything I needed.
Asking the guru's here helped me alot.

Compilation takes a while, even on my Pentium M 1.733GHz laptop.
But it sure was worth it.

-Geir