Redhat9 Kernel compilation

[JSiva]

Hi All,

I am using RedHat9 with 2.4.20-8 kernel. Recently I downloaded the cifs-08.7a.tar and wanted to install cifs module

in the Linux.

As per the manual I came along with the cifs tar file, I applied the patch by patch -p1 < cifs_patch

Then copied the extracted files to /use/linux2.4.20/fs/cifs.

Then cd /use/src/linux-2.4.20

make xconfig
make dep
make modules
make bzImage

All went fine. From this point I do not know as to how to enable the cifs in my kernel.

I did the following:

cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.20/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage

cp /usr/src/linux2.4.20/System.map to /boot

edit /etc/lilo.conf

add the lines like:

image=/boot/bzImage
label=mylinux
root=/dev/hda1
read-only

The above setup gave me kernel panic, root volume not found.

My existing good kernel shows something like this:

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd.2.4.20-8
read-only
append=&quot;root=LABEL=/&quot;

I tried some docs on google and when I try

mkinitrd /boot/initrd.2.4.20-8 2.4.20-8 gave it already exists. If I try something else it says /lib/modules not

found. I guess this command is purely for new kernel compilation and not for one single module to install.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Thanks
Siva

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JSiva
Network Appliance Inc. (

http://www.netapp.com)

jsknair@yahoo.com

 

[eepico]

In your case you should make a different name from mkinitrd's output file not as same as currently using, e.g. 2.4.20-8new (please check with the kernel source Makefile first few lines).

/lib/modules not found is because you didn't run &quot;make modules_install&quot; to create the new module directory in /lib/modules. After this installation, there will be a new directory named 2.4.20-8xxx (check with the kernel source Makefile first few lines). When this done you can then run mkinitrd, mkinitrd /boot/initrd.2.4.20-8xxx 2.4.20-8xxx. Then put it in lilo.conf.

Basically after you run make dep, you should follow by make && make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install && make install and the last step will help you to copy the new files into /boot and make changes to the boot loader conf files automatically.

 

[JSiva]

Hi

i am not clear on your explanation.

i got the cifs module files as as tar files and I put them into /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/fs/cifs.

there was a patch under that cifs dir which i applied.

then i did make xconfig and selected cifs, save, exit, make dep, make bzimage, make modules, make modules_install make install.

It created one System.map and bzImage file under /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8.

Now tell me what should I do to make my system work with cifs. Pls gimme step by step if you dont mind.

Thanks
Siva

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JSiva
Network Appliance Inc. (

http://www.netapp.com)

jsknair@yahoo.com

 

[eepico]

I was solving your kernel compilation problems but not the use of cifs patch (for Microsoft CIFS?). If you need the steps or HOWTOs, better to search from Google and the patch web site.

It may help you > &quot;

http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=zh-TW&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=cifs++linux&meta=&quot;