On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 11:21, Brad Shelton wrote:

On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 04:02:55PM +0000, Tom Wesley wrote:

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find a ftp.suse.org mirror and goto /pub/people/mantel/next/

Speaking of the mantel kernels, how to I get around the problem of compiling modules, such as NVIDIA drivers that will work with the newest versions of the k_athlon kernels. When I do:

rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-x.xxxxblah.src.rpm

it compiles but then fails to load the module with a kernel version mismatch error, even tough I have Mantel's kernel source package installed. Frustrating, but it's probably something simple I'm overlooking. Right?

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Look under /usr/src/kernel-modules/nv_glx/ and read the README file for instructions. They are quite good for compiling the modules. Ken

On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 11:55:24AM -0500, Ken Schneider wrote:

Look under /usr/src/kernel-modules/nv_glx/ and read the README file for instructions. They are quite good for compiling the modules.

Interesting... I don't have /usr/src/kernel-modules/nv_glx/. -- Brad Shelton On Line Exchange http://ole.net Phone: 313-526-1111 Fax: 313-526-3333

On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 06:05:55PM -0500, Ken Schneider wrote:

If you go to NVidia'a site and download their kernel rpm it will install the files as I stated earlier. If you only use the default from SuSE you do not get any source files for building your own driver for the kernel version you have.

I think I may have mislead you. I am able to do: rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm with k_athlon-2.4.20-27.i586.rpm and below. The sources build and the kernel module installs, but when I try it with any k_athlon above 27, I get a modules source indicating 2.4.20-athlon and after the module builds, it tries to install and set it up. That is when I get the version mismatch. I don't have that problem with 27 and below. I do have the problem with anything above 27 so I can't use the newer kernels Mantel is making because of the way he's compiling them and not matching up with kernel version info with the source I'm using. Confusing to me, not being intimate with the source versions and all.... I don't understand what he's doing different with the newer kernels, but those at 27 and below work fine. Nothing since. Thanks for taking the time. -- Brad Shelton On Line Exchange http://ole.net Phone: 313-526-1111 Fax: 313-526-3333

On Saturday 29 March 2003 6:19 am, Turd Ferguson wrote:

Is it possible to build a kernel off of an existing installation? Yep :o) Get the SuSE kernel sources, unpack them into /usr/src/NameOfKernel [substitute NameOfKernel of course ;o)]

then [as with any kernel] do: ln -s /usr/src/NameOfKernel /usr/src/linux Then you want to: cd /usr/src/linux Followed by a: make cloneconfig This is a SuSE specific extension that copies the configuration of the current kernel :o) Then you can: make menuconfig or: make config or: make xconfig whichever you want really :o) Hope this helps.