Trouble with kernel rebuild.

[shipdadip]

I think I addeed support for loadable kernel modules.  And I just looked and
I didn't install the Nvidia drivers RPM, because when I go to install the
Nvidia RPM kernel I get errors about it not finding some stuff, I'll have to
reboot to tell u the exact errors.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Bartram" <bradbartram at ccsisp.com>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: Trouble with kernel rebuild.


> If you built your kernel from source, make sure that you have support
added
> for loadable kernel modules.  The nvidia driver is a module which can't be
> compiled as a static part of a monolithic kernel.  To test this, you can
> issue the command insmod <nv or nvidia I forget which>, this will insert
the
> module into the running kernel.  Same goes for your network card.
>
> It's real possible to set it in the make config to be a lkm and then if
you
> are expecting it to be static in your kernel you don't run your make
> modconfig.
>
> Hope this rambling was helpful.
>
> brad
>
> On Tuesday 14 January 2003 12:11 pm, shipdadip wrote:
> > Hi guys.  I have Slackware 8.1 installed, but the default kernel doesn't
> > support SBLive cards so I had to rebuild the kernel.  I downloaded the
> > 2.4.20 kernel.  I did a rebuild following Leo Laporte's guide :)
> > http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/linux/story/0,24330,2433297,00.html
So
> > I rebuilt  the kernel and included SBLive support compiled right in not
as
> > a module (cuz I'm not sure how to load modules yet).  I also compiled in
> > support for my NIC, a 3Com 3c905.  When i booted to the kernel Xwindows
> > wouldn't start so I rebuilt the Nvidia drivers and reinsatlled the RPM's
> > but still no go.  Also on boot it says it didn't start my NIC, or didn't
> > find my NIC.  Can anyone help?  My NIC worked before I upgraded.  Any
have
> > any suggestions?
>
>