hi,
Im tring to compile a new kernel with mppe support. I am useing Slackware. I already have the kernel source files put together. I download 2.4.20 and applied the 2.4.21 patch I downloaded from kernel.org and an openssl path for kernel version 2.4.21. How can I pull the configuration file of slackware so I dont have to answer the millions of questions it asks when you type make? There was nothing in the /usr/src for me to pull.

Thank,
MarleyGPN

make xconfig worked pretty well for me. Much less tedious work than "make" was.

Nicer way to do it:

1) Grab your old .config file and copy it in /usr/src/linux (I assume that's where your kernel is being compiled at).

2) You can then use make menuconfig if not in X, or like awdoyle mentioned, make xconfig if you prefer a nicer GUI (and you're in X).

Does 2.4.21 work with slackware?
want to make sure before I copy it

It does... hell, even the 2.5.x dev builds work... I know, I've got it running for about a week!

2.4.21 is actually 2.4.21-rc8... I ran rc8 for about two weeks consistently without any problems.

Once im done compileing the only thing I need to do is copy bzImge from the boot folder in i386 to the boot folder in the root directory? There is something called vmlinux is there anything I need to do with it?

Thanks

Safest bet is to do this:

mv /boot/vmlinuz /boot/old-vmlinuz
mv /boot/System.map /boot/old-System.map
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz
cp System.map /boot
cp .config /boot/config-2.4.21
/sbin/lilo <------ Don't forget to do this!

ie. Your bzImage should be copied as /boot/vmlinuz. Don't bother with the vmlinux file... that's not the kernel

Dont know whats wrong with my new kernel but my network cards dont work if I use it. I set it up so I could select my old kernel if this happend. The netowrk cards work with the original slackware kernel but wont work with 2.4.21. When I load the new kernel and type cat /proc/version it says 2.4.21 so im assuming it at least worked up to that point. Any hints on how to get everything working again with the new kernel, epecial the network cards?
Btw, when I type lsmod while the new kernel is loaded its blank nothing is loaded while on my old kernel there is a lot of things loaded
Thanks

I've faced this problem before, but mostly it's my bad. I recommend that you take a look at your Network section in the kernel config.

See if your card is supported via module. If it is, try setting it as part of the kernel itself.

P/S: It might help if you tell us what NIC you're using.

Its a Netgear fa311.
is there a reason there is nothing listed when I type lsmod?

Did you compile the modules as well after you compiled the kernel?

I did run it but it gave me some error messages 5 min into the module compile process and just stops compiling. Ill post the errormessages as soon as I try again.

I finally managed to get mppe to work with pptp by compiling the patch and the slackware kernel source code (came with some package). I cant get kernel v 2.4.21 to work with the slackware version of the kernel. Any ideas?

Thanks

Well, I finaly got mppe and kernel v. 2.4.21 to work. Anyone know where or how to enable ipsec for vpn?