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

[Michael H. Collins]

	I did not upgrade. and everything works.

"A.L.Lambert" wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
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