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Thanks Thetargos,

but don´t i have to do nothing about the bzImage?
Or doing "make [clean] bzImage dep modules modules_install" and "updatebd" will do it?
Can you tell me the exact steps that i should do after installing the new kernel.
I thought that we needed to do more commands between the "make [clean] bzImage dep modules modules_install" command and the "GRUB" file.

Once again, thanks
Ivo Letra

Quote:

Originally posted by ivoletra
Thanks Thetargos,

but don´t i have to do nothing about the bzImage?
Or doing "make [clean] bzImage dep modules modules_install" and "updatebd" will do it?
Can you tell me the exact steps that i should do after installing the new kernel.
I thought that we needed to do more commands between the "make [clean] bzImage dep modules modules_install" command and the "GRUB" file.

Once again, thanks
Ivo Letra

In my personal experience, there are no additional setps needed, since issuing make install after bulding and installing the modules, will do that for you. That's why the sequence I most often use is:

Code:

# make [clan] {dep} modules modules_install install

(here {dep} refers to the needed extra step for 2.4 kernels, since it's deprecated in 2.6)

Problems after installation

Dear members
I still have various problems with this new kernel, my CD-Writer is the most important one:

1) CRWRITER:
When I use Gnome Toaster, and hit the 'Scan Bus' button, it detects the following device: Memorex, CD-RW 8220s at: /dev/scd0
However, if I try to mount that device 'mount -tiso9600 /dev/scd0 /cdr' I get the following error:
mount: /dev/scd0 is not a valid block device

2) MODULES NOT LOADING AUTOMATICALLY
when I run the following script /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf I receive the following error:
'modprobe: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented

Warning: not translating path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/2.6
alias binfmt-204 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-263 binfmt_aout
(bunch of other modules after those)

The /etc/modprobe.conf file isn't created by that command). What I have to do is copy the '/etc/modules.conf/ file and save it as '/etc/modprobe.conf'

However the modules won't load automatically. As a matter of fact my box runs this shell script every time it boots in order to load the modules that I want:

#!/bin/sh
modprobe -v nvidia
modprobe -v snd
modprobe -v snd-cmipci
modprobe -v snd-via82xx
modprobe -v soundcore
modprobe -v snd-pcm-oss
modprobe -v snd-mixer-oss
modprobe -v snd-seq-oss
lsmod
startx
(Again here I have a problem since it starts in Gnome always and I prefer KDE. It doesn't goes to the login screen)

MISC PROBLEMS
1) Which of these should I add to my /etc/ld.so.conf
a) /home/programs/drivers/sound/alsa/lib
b) /home/programs/drivers/sound/alsa
If my sound is working ok, why should I add those lines?
I created symbolic links at the default installation folders to the
/home/programs/drivers/sound/alsa files

Soluions:

The CD-R was successfully mounted using these commands:

modprobe -v sr_mod
My new /etc/modprobe.conf file (head) looks as follows:

alias eth0 8139too
alias scsi_hostadapter sr_mod
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias char-major-195 nvidia

Is the 'alias scsi_hostadapter sr_mod' line correct?

Another question.

APM: Seems to work ok but with a few problems:

1) I can suspend my machine but: when I return my box from 'Lock and Suspend', I have to switch from the 'Arts' to 'Esound' or 'Oss' plugins in XMMS in order to continue listening to music
2) When I enter this command 'poweroff -n' (which works for my kernel 2.4.20) the computer does a nice procedure, however in the end it only displays a 'Power Down' message, and I have to manually power it down. The module is loading and working since I am able to suspend the machine.

user@localhost linux-2.6.5]# lsmod | grep apm
apm 17648 2

Regards

Xavier

The CDWRITER problem:
Why do you mount it as /dev/scd0/cdr instead of plain /dev/scd0? (i.e. does the symlink of cdrom points to that device?)

Modprobe (and modules) problem:
How exaclty are you running the /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf command? (should be from within /etc/ and you must give a file from which take the required fields, in this case modules.conf; as well as the output file, modprobe.conf)

About ld.so.conf, since you installed ALSA in a jailed environment (i.e. no other users, but the user to which the /home/$USER directory belongs, will be able to use programs linked to it). Adding the path will result in a system wide search path for the libararies, which will not be found for other users, but the one who owns the forlder. You'd want those lines in ld.so.conf for programs linked to ALSA lib to find it and hence use ALSA features.

Of your problems, the one that certainly intrigues me the most is the one related to modprobe.conf... I find it very odd that this file does not load the modules as you tell it to.

One correction would be to change the line(s)

Quote:

Originally posted by xbaez

alias scsi_hostadapter sr_mod
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx

Code:

alias scsi_hostadapter sr_mod

alias scsi_hostadapter1 aic7xxx

The power off problem I suffered it and solved it by using ACPI instead of APM in my kernel. About the xmms problem, go get the ALSA plugin from shrike.freshrpms.net, installit with rpm -ivh --nodeps (otherwise you'll be forced to download the ALSA-lib package) and use the ALSA out plugin in XMMS, should work OK.

I can't find any help for the /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf command
could you please give me an example?
How to run that file in order to create a new /etc/modprobe.conf file from an existing /etc/modules.conf file?

Regards

Quote:

Originally posted by xbaez
I can't find any help for the /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf command
could you please give me an example?
How to run that file in order to create a new /etc/modprobe.conf file from an existing /etc/modules.conf file?

Regards

Sure!

Code:

cd /etc

/sbin/generate-modprobe.conf modules.conf modprobe.conf

Where you first chage to the /etc/ directory to work locally there, then you call the command and you have to provide the input file (modules.conf) and the output file (modprobe.conf).

Dear Thetargos

I still receive the same error:

[root@localhost etc]# /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf modules.conf modprobe.conf
modprobe: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented

Warning: not translating path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/2.6

No /etc/modprobe.conf file is generated

Regards

And you said that making your own won't get your modules loaded, right?

Here's my whole modprobe.conf file, use it as a guide:

Code:

include /etc/modprobe.conf.dist

alias scsi-hostadapter ppa

alias eth0 sis900

alias usb-controller ohci-hcd

alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd

alias usb-controller2 ehci-hcd



# ALSA portion

alias char-major-116 snd

alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1

# module options should go here

# OSS/Free portion

alias char-major-14 soundcore

alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0

# card #1

alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss

alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss

alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss

alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss

alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

The first line includes another file, here it is:

Code:

# default modutils aliases

alias binfmt-204 binfmt_aout

alias binfmt-263 binfmt_aout

alias binfmt-264 binfmt_aout

alias binfmt-267 binfmt_aout

alias binfmt-387 binfmt_aout

alias binfmt-332 iBCS

alias binfmt--310 binfmt_java

alias block-major-1 rd

alias block-major-2 floppy

alias block-major-3 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-7 loop

alias block-major-8 sd_mod

alias block-major-9 md

alias block-major-11 sr_mod

alias block-major-13 xd

alias block-major-15 cdu31a

alias block-major-16 gscd

alias block-major-17 optcd

alias block-major-18 sjcd

alias block-major-20 mcdx

alias block-major-22 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-23 mcd

alias block-major-24 sonycd535

alias block-major-25 sbpcd

alias block-major-26 sbpcd

alias block-major-27 sbpcd

alias block-major-29 aztcd

alias block-major-32 cm206

alias block-major-33 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-34 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-37 ide-tape

alias block-major-44 ftl

alias block-major-46 pcd

alias block-major-47 pf

alias block-major-56 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-57 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-58 lvm-mod

alias block-major-88 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-89 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-90 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-91 ide-probe-mod

alias block-major-93 nftl

alias block-major-97 pg

alias block-major-113 viocd

alias char-major-4 serial

alias char-major-5 serial

alias char-major-6 lp

alias char-major-9 st

alias char-major-10-0 busmouse

alias char-major-10-2 msbusmouse

alias char-major-10-3 atixlmouse

alias char-major-10-130 wdt

alias char-major-10-131 wdt

alias char-major-10-135 rtc

alias char-major-10-139 openprom

alias char-major-10-144 nvram

alias char-major-10-157 applicom

alias char-major-10-175 agpgart

alias char-major-10-184 microcode

alias char-major-10-200 tun

alias char-major-10-250 hci_vhci

alias char-major-13 input

alias char-major-13-0 joydev

alias char-major-13-32 mousedev

alias char-major-14 soundcore

alias char-major-19 cyclades

alias char-major-20 cyclades

alias char-major-21 sg

alias char-major-22 pcxx

alias char-major-23 pcxx

alias char-major-27 zftape

alias char-major-34 scc

alias char-major-35 tclmidi

alias char-major-36 netlink

alias char-major-37 ide-tape

alias char-major-48 riscom8

alias char-major-49 riscom8

alias char-major-57 esp

alias char-major-58 esp

alias char-major-63 kdebug

alias char-major-90 mtdchar

alias char-major-96 pt

alias char-major-99 ppdev

alias char-major-107 3dfx

alias char-major-108 ppp_generic

alias char-major-109 lvm-mod

alias char-major-161 ircomm-tty

alias char-major-171 raw1394

alias char-major-195 NVdriver

alias char-major-200 vxspec

alias char-major-206 osst

alias char-major-216 rfcomm

alias dos msdos

alias dummy0 dummy

alias dummy1 dummy

alias iso9660 isofs

alias md-personality-1 linear

alias md-personality-2 raid0

alias md-personality-3 raid1

alias md-personality-4 raid5

alias md-personality-7 multipath

alias net-pf-1 unix

alias net-pf-2 ipv4

alias net-pf-4 ipx

alias net-pf-5 appletalk

alias net-pf-15 af_key

alias net-pf-17 af_packet

alias net-pf-31 bluez

alias netalias-2 ip_alias

alias irlan0 irlan

alias irda-dongle-0 tekram

alias irda-dongle-1 esi

alias irda-dongle-2 actisys

alias irda-dongle-3 actisys

alias irda-dongle-4 girbil

alias irda-dongle-5 litelink

alias irda-dongle-6 airport

alias irda-dongle-7 old_belkin

alias bt-proto-0 l2cap

alias bt-proto-2 sco

alias bt-proto-3 rfcomm

alias bt-proto-4 bnep

alias plip0 plip

alias plip1 plip

alias tunl0 ipip

alias cipcb0 cipcb

alias cipcb1 cipcb

alias cipcb2 cipcb

alias cipcb3 cipcb

alias ppp0 ppp

alias ppp1 ppp

alias slip0 slip

alias slip1 slip

alias tty-ldisc-1 slip

alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async

alias tty-ldisc-11 irtty

alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty

alias tty-ldisc-15 hci_uart

alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe

alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp

alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate

alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate

alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc

alias scsi-hostadapter ppa

alias usbdevfs usbcore

alias xfrm-type-2-50 esp4

alias xfrm-type-2-51 ah4

alias xfrm-type-2-108 ipcomp

alias xfrm-type-10-50 esp6

alias xfrm-type-10-51 ah6

alias xfrm-type-10-108 ipcomp6

alias cipher_null crypto_null

alias digest_null crypto_null

alias compress_null crypto_null

alias sha384 sha512

options sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330

install binfmt-0000 /bin/true

install binfmt_misc /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install binfmt_misc && { /bin/mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; }

install char-major-10 /bin/true

install char-major-10-1 /bin/true

install dummy0 /sbin/modprobe -o dummy0 --ignore-install dummy

install dummy1 /sbin/modprobe -o dummy1 --ignore-install dummy

install eth0 /bin/true

install hid /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install hid && { /sbin/modprobe keybdev; /sbin/modprobe mousedev; /bin/true; }

install net-pf-10 /bin/true

install net-pf-19 /bin/true

install net-pf-3 /bin/true

install net-pf-6 /bin/true

install ov518_decomp { /sbin/modprobe ov511; } ; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ov518_decomp

install scsi_hostadapter /bin/true

install usbmouse /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install usbmouse && { /sbin/modprobe hid; /bin/true; }

install wacom /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install wacom && { /sbin/modprobe evdev; /bin/true; }

remove binfmt_misc { /bin/umount /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc > /dev/null 2>&1 || :; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove binfmt_misc

remove hid { /sbin/modprobe -r keybdev; /sbin/modprobe -r mousedev; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove hid

remove ov518_decomp /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove ov518_decomp && { /sbin/modprobe -r ov511; /bin/true; }

remove usbmouse { /sbin/modprobe -r hid; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove usbmouse

remove wacom { /sbin/modprobe -r evdev; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove wacom

Maybe those can help you?
Again, remember this is on a Fedora Core 1 setup.

[root@localhost etc]# /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf /etc/modules.conf /etc/modprobe.conf
modprobe: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented

Warning: not translating path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/2.6
alias binfmt-204 binfmt_aout

When I type the /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf command, the following error appears.

Here's my /etc/modprobe.conf file:

alias eth0 8139too
alias scsi_hostadapter sr_mod
alias scsi_hostadapter1 aic7xxx
alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias char-major-195 nvidia
# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-cmipci
alias snd-card-1 snd-via82xx
# End ALSA portion
# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
#card1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
#card2
alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-2-12 snd-pcm-oss

However, if I start the computer, the modules won't load (I think that only the ethernet and usb controllers load)

So what I've been doing now is running S99modules, here's the script:
#!/bin/sh
lsmod
modprobe -v nvidia
modprobe -v sr_mod
modprobe -v snd
modprobe -v snd-cmipci
modprobe -v snd-via82xx
modprobe -v soundcore
modprobe -v snd-pcm-oss
modprobe -v snd-mixer-oss
modprobe -v snd-seq-oss
lsmod

Now the sound works, however
a) When I hear XMMS, and I suspend the machine, I need to change the output (that happened to me before on linux 2.4.2)
b) I can't shutdown the computer

My question is
a) could anybody help me with the modprobe.conf? (modules.conf worked fine with 2.4.2)
b) Why did APM worked with 2.4.2 and it isn't able to shutdown the computer?

My PC is from the 2000 year, so I doubt it has ACPI.

I think that maybe I need to rebuild the kernel and change some stuff in the "apm" module.

Regards

Xavier

For the shut down problem, give ACPI a try ;) (I had the same problem with a self compiled kernel on my old Athlon 700 machin e more than 5 years old, and it properly shuts down).

What version of module-init-tools (modutils) do you have installed?

I downloaded and installed the following package:

module-init-tools-3.0-pre10.tar.gz

regards

Xavier

Do you have all the appropriate options in /etc/modprobe.conf?