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From: cdummy (cdummy_at_execulink.com)
Date: 02/14/04

  • Next message: David Z Maze: "Re: Linux Compatibility Issue" 
    Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:15:34 -0500
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

    Hello. I'm new with testing. I have a few questions. Please answer or
    send me to proper list. I used daily built of Sarge installer without
    any big problems. Just trouble to get out of setting sources for apt,
    but I did them manuallly and hit cancel which took me to main menu.
    System works almost no problems just at the boot I'm getting message
    "couln't open /etc/mtab" but from what I see this is typical problem of
    this installer. I need advice.. I'd like to compile kernel. When I do
    lsmod I see all my modules loaded :
    snip
    usb-uhci 19696 0 (unused)
    usbcore 52588 0 [usb-uhci]
    via82cxxx_audio 17756 1
    ac97_codec 11412 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
    uart401 6244 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
    sound 50568 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401]
    soundcore 3268 4 [via82cxxx_audio sound]
    ide-scsi 8464 0
    3c59x 24016 1
    snip
    but my /etc/modules looks like that:
    sd_mod
    ide-cd
    ide-detect

    If I go to /etc/modutils there are no my sound modules to load. When I
    take look on my stock kernel config file above sound modules are
    compiled as modules:
    snip
    # CONFIG_MSNDPIN_HAVE_BOOT is not set
    CONFIG_MSNDPIN_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/pndspini.bin"
    CONFIG_MSNDPIN_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/pndsperm.bin"
    CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX=m
    CONFIG_MIDI_VIA82CXXX=y
    CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m
    snip
    And they are in /lib/modules. How do they load? Kernel loads modules
    automatically? How come they are not in /etc/modutils/aliases
    Last kernel I compiled was 2.4.20 and I compiled modules and than added
    them to /etc/modules so they load. SCSI and IDE I always compile into
    kernel. And there comes my second question. I read 2 articles about
    compiling Debian specific kernel.:
    http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2949&page=1
    http://www.tux.org/~tbr/debiankernelpkg/
    But all new kernels are coming with initrd.img. Is this a must or can I
    compile old way?

    Thanks for help
    Andrey 

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