New module: kernel recompile?
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Hi, I've installed a new RH8.0 system after losing the old one.
Problem is,
the fresh installation doesn't support my (Myson) Ethernet card,
and I have
to load the ``fealnx'' module to get it to do
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so. And that module
isn't
already compiled and insertable. So: is it possible to compile the
module
and then insert it into the kernel, instead of recompiling the
whole kernel,
IMHO, yes.
make mrproper
make menuconfig <-- Insert your missing module
!! Don't forget to load the configuration from file because 'make mrproper' will delete your '.config'.
make dep &&
make modules &&
make modules_install
Please tell me when I'm wrong!!! 'make bzImage' will build the kernel-binary, you don't need it, so you can leave it.
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as I had to do the last time? (Not that I don't like recompiling
the
kernel; it just gets a little boring during the 5 hours it takes.)
Wow!!! The last time I built a kernel I need approx. 45 minutes! Ok, but the time depends on your system.
Goold look,
Robin
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Hi Robin:
Thanks very much indeed for your advice. In the end, I did recompile the whole kernel, and it took me about 40 minutes. I'm actually quite pleased with myself; this may be the first time I've been able to get ``fealnx'' to work in a single day (I've gone through this process thrice before).
With thanks,
Yawar Amin
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