[NTLUG:Discuss] I need 2.4 kernel installation help and

[A.L.Lambert]

> Is there a web site that has a step by step listing of how to update
> the kernel (on a slackware box for instance) to 2.4?
> 
> I downloaded the kernel, put it in usr/src/linux-2.4.0, changed the
> symlink, linux, to point to the new kernel.  Ran - make mrproper, make
> menuconfig, make bzImage, make dep, make modules, make
> modules_install.  Copied the new bzImage to /boot. Edited lilo.conf,
> ran lilo, rebooted and WHAM! modprobe can't find module eth1.  The
> 3c509.o is in the /lib/modules/2.4.0/kernel/drivers/net directory.
> 
> What am I missing?  What went wrong?

	Well, since the kernel apparently booted and ran OK, I'd guess
that you didn't upgrade your modutils to 2.4 to go with your new kernel,
and the old modutils don't know how to load the module?  I haven't "been
there/done that" myself, but I recall reading that the 2.4 kernel needed a
new version of the modutils package, so I'm guessing.

	--A.L.Lambert - Who hasn't played with 2.4.x at all yet.