xround

Yes you can but read the Readme file which is part of the .tar.bz2 package it shows you how to install but still maintain the previous modutils package should you wish to Boot into your 2.4.2 Kernel

Pete

Thanks, pete, for your answer.

I've just checked this README file and will have to take care of it. I have a further question. Do I have to recompile the kernel after I have installed the new "module-init-tools" package ? My question may be silly, but
I wonder if the updates I did not do for several packages mentioned in the "/usr/src/2.6.2/Documentation/Changes" file had to be done before compiling the kernel! Moreover as I mentioned in the thread kernel panic with a new kernel (V2.6.2) in "Linux - Newbie" forum, "make dep" told me there was nothing to be done (or something like this).
Hope not, otherwise I will have to do all the procedure !!

Cheers, Xround.

xround

This is from an article on migrating to a 2.6 Kernel

Compiling the kernel

It's only

make
make modules_install.

and when you are lazy

make install

No more 'make dep', 'make modules', 'make clean' ...

'make install' will save you the labour of copying the kernel image and system.map over to the /boot directory and of adjusting /boot/grub/menu.lst (or lilo.conf).

So 'make dep' is now obsolete, here's a link if you want to read it

http://www.linux-sxs.org/upgrading/migration26.html

As to the question whether you will have to recompile, I honestly don't know I think it's a case of try and see what happens

Hope this helps

Pete

Say really?
You now only need to digit #make install and it will perform all the operations?

Been reading through this topic, and there are several references to module-init-tools being part of the Mandrake distribution... I just installed 10.0, and using the RPM manager I can't find anything that includes the text module-init in the detailed description, or the name... The link listed for the RPM file is now a dead link, so that didn't get me there either... The other distribution site listed runs MANY different versions... Which would be the right one for 2.6.3 (Mandrake 10.0)??

Many thanks!

-Charlie Dun

Go to www.kernel.org and download via ftp or via http module-init.tools-3.0 package.

If anyone is interested, here is the link to a huge assortment of module-init-tools tar files:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...rusty/modules/

I will pull the 3.0 RPM and install it now.. Thanks for the pointer!

Look! RPMs you see are source-rpms!
I have used this - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...ols-3.0.tar.gz - to compile my 2.6.x kernel!

I'm not sure I understand your post.. The intent of mine was to say:

Thanks for the link, I found exactly what I needed, and here's the exact pointer to it so others wouldn't have to go hunting...

I wasn't asking for anything.. I was passing on results to save work for others...

-Charlie

:-D

I was only saying I used 3.0 version source code and not any rpm and...mmmm.....well I thought you were using src.rpm and wanted to warn you that only installs source-code (or, at least, I suppose).
Well...I believe...uhm.... :-D

Anyway you should have 0.9.x version in your distro's cds :-)

No problem.. I thought the RPM was compressed in the gzip, but you're right it's the sources.. I'll build and install it, thats no problem...

I looked for the string: "module-init" in rpmdrake 10.0, and it claims nothing was found... I also searched for "^mo" in the names, and got some mathmatical model tools, but no module-init-tools... I also tried just "mod" anywhere in the name, and got hits for tons of apache modules, but no module-init-tools... Any thoughts on how else I could find the RPM in the distribution media??

Many, many thanks for the help. You are saving me time, and thats important for me right now! I appreciate it very much!

-Charlie

:-D I'm happy I've been useful :-D
Well I searched thru' 9.2 cds, not in 10's (I cannot install it on my laptop for I have some problems with the kernel)

Look: if you have some problems with ld options (I don't remember exactly) while compiling module-init-tools just instal glibc-static-devel package!

See ya! :-)

Gee, how did you know I had just hit the: "cannot find -lc" from ld? :-D

Thanks, I will go install that package now!

-Charlie

That package did the trick. It compiled and installed no problem..

Thank you very much!

-Charlie

:-D
Have a good job Charlie.
I have just finished writing my 40-pages short story, one out of 7 which will be included in my Antology.
What a hard job's been!
See you on these forums again! :-D