[NTLUG:Discuss] Lilo won't remap new kernel (2.4.13)

[Stephen Davidson]

Hi Aaron.

I HAVE been doing make modules; make modules_install.

The machine in question is a laptop, with a pcmcia 10/100 NIC.  Because I start some large server class applications on it on occasion (part of my job), I can't 
afford to have memory that is not in use being tied up.  (I did not make my swap space big enough at the start, so memory management is actually an issue for me 
right now).

So this brings me back to the question, how do I figure out what is going on with these modules and fix it?
Btw, it works fine on my laptop with the original install (SuSe 7.1, kernel 2.4.0), but there is some serious memory leakage on our servers, hence the need for 
an upgrade.

I will have a look at the HOW-To's.

-Steve

Aaron Goldblatt wrote:

>> I am getting a mess of "Can't locate module".  The modules involved are;
> 
> 
> root at machine:kernel/source/dir$ make modules ; make modules_install
> 
> Also note that your startup scripts can look for modules that you don't 
> have/need, like pcmcia.  That's for laptops, and you don't need it for a 
> desktop machine.  You'll need to look at your module configuration to pick 
> and choose what you need, even if you don't use modules.
> 
> I, for example, choose not to use modules and instead build everything I need 
> directly into the monolithic kernel.  This is theoretically wasteful of 
> memory, and supposedly Linux includes a feature to auto-install and 
> auto-remove modules as needed, but I've never played with it and don't have 
> the time it takes to properly investigate it on a production machine.
> 
> I believe there is a Module HOWTO either already installed on your machine 
> (if you installed the HOWTOs for your distribution) or at 
> http://www.linux.org/ under documentation, howto.
> 
> YMMV.
> 
> ag
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