Well, suppose you have a customized kernel... everything is workig perfectly. Now you want to add some modules on it. You could do a "make menuconfig" (I guess all the settings you have chosen will be there) and just add those new modules... do a make modules and make mdules_install, am I right?
My problem is... I did not save a .config. If I have to do this (in this case, add the gamecon and joydev modules... and enable parallel port support), I need to reconfigure my kernel from scratch???
I'm a newbie and I would like to solve it with the easiest solution (if there is one!)

Thanx in advance!


Romeu

Use insmod.
insmod inserts modules into an already running kernel.

To also load these modules at startup, you need the neccessary information in /etc/modules.conf
I belive, check those out.

vi /etc/modules.conf
man insmod

romasport

I think what you are saying is you now need modules that were not originally compiled ?

Unless you have deliberately deleted the .config file it should be there

In my case it's in /usr/src/linux-2.4.22, don't forget that the "." makes the file hidden so if you are using the command line to view the contents of the directory use ls -a

Hope this helps

Pete

Yes Pete M, you are right.... Somehow, when I have downloaded another kernel source, I removed the correct .config.
I tough that, maybe, a easier solution would be go direct to the module source and compile it. But have no idea how to do it. And I also have to enabl the parallel port. I guess I have no other choice but modify my kernel again from scratch... "sic"


Roma

romasport

If I where you I would leave your running Kernel as is and download a new source to work on

If you want to end up with the same kernel release, what I mean by that is say you have 2.4.22 currently working and you download and compile another 2.4.22, if you open the Makefile in a text editor such as vi right at the top there is an option "EXTRAVERSION =" add there something like "EXTRAVERSION = romasport" your new kernel when compiled will become "2.4.22 romasport" this way you won't get confused which is which and you will still have a working kernel to fall back on

Hope that makes sense

Good luck

Pete