iphitus Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 I can't get my networing card working in Linux From Scratch When running depmod i get: unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/net/tulip/tulip.o I know it works with Linux and I have the right driver. It's the same driver as Mandrake, and the mandrake one works. What can I do to make it work?? I don't have the brand or name of the NIC can anyone help me? James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 1) i would go download the 2.4.21 kernel over at kernel.org - has some updates and fixes some bugs/security holes. don't worry, it won't fubar your LFS ;-) 2) how did you go about creating the module? did you add it in during the kernel config (make menuconfig) or did you compile it afterwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 I used menuconfig. Groan not another kernel compile, They take hours on my computer. Will i have to recompile X or anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 I used menuconfig. Groan not another kernel compile, They take hours on my computer. Will i have to recompile X or anything else? only thing you should have to recompile is any drivers (aka modules) that you didn't compile with the kernel. i.e. nvidia drivers. i know it takes long :-( but 2.4.21 is more secure and is an overall improvement from 2.4.20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 Would that mean my X graphic drivers, i'm using the defaults.My card is a ATI 3D Rage Pro. I don't do anything graphic wise except occasional use of the GIMP. Is there a way to compile these and not compile the whole X system again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnr Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 You'll just be recompiling the the kernel, not XFree86. X will use whatever modules it finds in /lib/modules/2.4.21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Yay, i've got the newer kernel 2.4.21 and i've got internet working. I needed a line in my a bit of research told me i needed a line in my /etc/modules.conf i cheated and peeked at my mandrake and found the required line alias eth0 tulip Anyway now i'm browsing mandrake users in links(console) in an xterm in fluxbox on my LFS. There are other modules i need lines for like FAT FS support. i'll look into them sometime soon. I don't need them now. Thanks all James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 rcxau: usually i built the filesystem supports right into the kernel, so the modules don't have to be loaded. with most of the options in menuconfig you can either built it into the kernel or build it as a module. personally, i put everything into the kernel accept: necessary modules for my cd-burner (scsi emulation, scsi support, scsi cdrom support, and a few others), module for my network card, module for my sound card....and that's pretty much it. the rest i build directly into the kernel since usually there would be no reason to unload that module. if you need help with the kernel config, i've built a good few (in gentoo) and have a pretty good idea of how things work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 rcxau: fat support should definately be built in.... Boot floppies/rescue floppies use fat32. so its always a good idea to compile it into the kernel insttead of as a loadable driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 oh ok then. Groan, not another kernel compile. I'll do it next time. For now i can boot off my mdk cds should the need arise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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