Kernel 2.6 compile: Comaptability

[Jing Su]

For those that are treading down this path....

the new modutils needs to be ./configure --prefix=/ to put it into the
usual paths.  Then, do a 'make moveold'.  That does the .old renaming for
you.

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003, Paul King wrote:

> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:39:33 -0500
> From: Paul King <pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org>
> Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Kernel 2.6 compile: Comaptability
>
> Well, things are slowly coming together. I can boot into the new kernel, and
> the kernel no longer complains about missing functions. But it wasn't
> straightforward. It looks as though the module utilities depended on an older
> version of modutils, with their executables renamed to .old. Second, the
> default installation for these new utils was going to be under /usr/local/sbin.
> And if it went to /sbin, it would clobber all files in its path without
> renaming them with .old extensions first. So that had to be done by hand, using
> mv.
>
> Paul King
>
> Date sent:      	Fri, 26 Dec 2003 22:25:23 -0500
> From:           	Jing Su <jingsu-26n5VD7DAF2Tm46uYYfjYg at public.gmane.org>
> To:             	tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject:        	Re: [TLUG]: Kernel 2.6 compile: Comaptability
> Send reply to:  	tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>
> > I can't remember what module in question is being discussed here...
> > But I finally got 2.6 running on my box, with all the creature comfort
> > options (sound, graphics, etc) running.
> >
> > I *think* the things that are needed are:
> >
> > new utils: as mentioned before, new modutils, e2fs, psutil, etc...
> >
> > new modutils: I think you need the newer modutils first before doing
> > 'make module_install'.  I had trouble with loading modules even with the
> > new modutils until I recompiled and reinstalled the modules again out of
> > frustration, at which point they worked file.
> >
> > renamed modules: (on my redhat box),
> > under /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit, look for the line containing:
> >   modprobe keybdev
> >   modprobe mousedev
> > gotta replace them with
> >   modprobe uhci_hcd
> >   modprobe usbkbd
> >   modprobe usbmouse
> > look for line containing:
> >   mount -n -t proc /proc /proc
> > add line afterwards:
> >   mount -n -t sysfs /sys /sys
> >   (remember to make the directory /sys/ as root before rebooting)
> >
> > Those are the basic things I think that got the mouse and keyboard
> > working.  I'm also running Alsa using the OSS compatability.
> >
> > -Jing
> >
> > On Fri, 26 Dec 2003, Paul King wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 22:07:01 -0500
> > > From: Paul King <pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org>
> > > Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> > > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> > > Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Kernel 2.6 compile: Comaptability?
> > >
> > > Forget it. I know where it is now.
> > >
> > > I see that I needed to update e2fsprogs and procps, but that was tangential to
> > > the main problem: the modules wouldn't load. I recall this was posted earlier
> > > (by Jing Su) without much reply. I installed the latest e2fsprogs, and got the
> > > same problem. No drivers except what was already compiled in; no mouse; no
> > > sound. There was a complaint from modprobe about some function or other not
> > > being present during the boot sequence. The newer version of modutils didn't
> > > change or eliminate this error.
> > >
> > > e2fsprogs, FWIW, is installed in the latest version (1.35-WIP, whatever "WIP"
> > > means). I see all my partitions, so I would suppose the "WIP" part is
> > > unimportant in my case -- I could find nothing on the abbreviation.
> > >
> > > > An earlier poster posed what was a good issue: that I ought to check my
> > > > software for compatability with the kernel. OK, so I try to check, but the
> > > > compatability list doesn't appear to be in its usual place. Anyone know
> > > > where this stuff is?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Paul King <pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org>
> > > >
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