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[brauki@xxxxxxxxxx (Juergen Braukmann)]

Howard Arons wrote:
> 
> I have compiled a "customized" 2.0.33 kernel for myself, after
> checking the HOW-TOs and following threads in this list. I now have a
> 300k kernel that boots without a problem and works fine, as far as I
> can tell. Except...
> 
> Issue 1:
> 
> At boot time, dmesg shows nothing amiss. However, when I start pppd
> (compiled into the kernel), the message "localhost syslog: IPX support
> is not present in the kernel". OK, I _know_ that, I do not use Netware,
> am not on Ethernet, and so I excluded IPX from the kernel. I commented
> out the IPX lines from /etc/services, but no joy.
> 
> What should I do to eliminate the message, or should I bother about it?

check /sbin/init.d/nwe, the start script for novell server emulation. I
"older" SuSE versions, this script was run regardless the setting of a
"stsrt" variable (rc.config) this has now changed. ("start_nwe" in
rc.config) Set it in rc.config to no. You can ignore this message as
well.

> 
> Issue 2:
> 
> I haven't upgraded the kernel, only recompiled it. My previous modules
> seem to work OK. Need I do a 'make modules_install' or am I headed for
> trouble if I don't?
> 

if you made some changes to some modules (I think i.e. of sound) they
need replacement, if you installed the package kernel-modules they all
should be there, no need to replace them.
I usually did a "make dep clean zImage modules modules_install", just to
be save. Now, I started compiling only the obvious nessesary, successful
sofar.

One thing keep in mind: always keep a working kernel, just in case ;-))

> Howard Arons
> --

Jürgen


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