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Old 10-29-2003, 04:23 PM   #1
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can't open modules.dep file


Hi ,

Running RH 7.2 pre installed with Kernel version 2.4.7-10.

Just installed kernel 2.4.22 :

m/c loads however receive error message
Can't open /lib/modules/2.4.22/modules.dep

have checked /lib/modules & contains only 2.4.7-10 directory.

tried running depmod -a which creates empty files !

Kernel has loadable module support set to Y

have ran :

make dep
make bzImage
make modules
make modules install

ran fine

have copied & edited files for grub

help

btw uname -a returns 2.4.22

latest kernel had sysmbolic link set to /linux

can't see what I'm doing wrong

cheers Steve
 
Old 10-29-2003, 07:39 PM   #2
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You probably ran through the kernel compile sequence more than once without doing a make clean. Without a make clean subsequent compiles somtimes think that they can skip compiling modules (or perhaps other things) because it has already been done. I suggest that you change your compile sequence to:

make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install


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Old 10-30-2003, 12:57 AM   #3
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If that wasn't a typo, you forgot to put an underscore for "make modules_install", which will put compiled modules in thier right places in /lib/modules/<kernel version>
Without an underscore you're actually telling it to do "make modules" AND "make install".
 
Old 10-30-2003, 07:23 AM   #4
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Its was a typo really sorry !

(I am new to this)

Boots cleanly now , however unable to mount cd-rom

receive error message ' can't read superblock'

any ideas ?

cheers Steve
 
Old 10-30-2003, 09:47 AM   #5
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"receive error message ' can't read superblock'"

That error message usually means that the wrong file system type was specified. Try:

mount -t iso9660 /dev/xxx /yyyyyyy


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