Hello, I just *managed* to install Vector Linux onto my Apple MacBook. It works, but a lot of hardware is not detected. I found a site that describes which modules are needed to detect the hardware. However, when I modprobe them, it usually says that the module cannot be found. Is this because Slackware's a bit out of date?

I've downloaded the latest kernel source (2.6.17.4), and am about to compile it. Will compiling the kernel also build the modules I am missing? Here are the modules that I need:

- sky2
- new_wlan_scan_sta

Thanks for any help

It might just be that the support for said hardware hasn't been included in the kernel, either in the kernel itself or as modules. I don't know how Pat decides which hardware to include support for, possibly the most popular things.

You'll need to choose to build the support into the kernel (or as modules) and this is done when you run "make menuconfig", "make xconfig", etc.

Hi,

When you downloaded the kernel source, did you download the headers, modules?

>When you downloaded the kernel source, did you download the headers, modules?
Well, I don't know. Is it included in the linux-2.6.7.14.tar.bz2 package?

I've tried building my kernel, but I've run into a lot of problems. I suck at configuring the kernel; I always manage to mess something up. My kernel image basically loads to the point where it tries to load the root filesystem, and then it panics because it says that "I have not specified a root" in the kernel parameters. The old kernel still loaded fine, so I'm guessing that I didn't configure SATA support right.

And after all the work of configuring the kernel with menuconfig, I still didn't get the sky2 and new_wlan modules I needed. I did everything exactly according to the Slack Book's instructions for compiling a new kernel. I have no idea which options add the sky2 and new_wlan modules, and poking around in menuconfig is so much work!

Hey, I found this for where the sky2 module is in the kernel config menu:

Device Drivers --->
Network device support --->
Ethernet (1000 Mbit) --->
<Y> SysKonnect Yukon2 support (EXPERIMENTAL) (SKY2)

I haven't found where the new_wlan_scan_sta module is yet.

I found a refence to the wlan_scan_sta module here.

"MadWifi 'First Time User' HOWTO"

http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/FirstTimeHowTo

Some additional info:

"FAQs on loading MADWiFi modules"

http://madwifi.org/wiki/FAQ/ModuleLoadProblems

and "Kernel Configuration, The following options should be included in your kernel for the best MADWifi experience:"

http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/KernelConfig

Yes, when you compile the kernel all modules you selected during the menuconfig will be built along with the headers and the kernel itself.

make menuconfig

make && make modules_install && make install

Be sure to edit your lilo.conf and run lilo or you'll have a headache.