recompiling kernel: /lib/modules/<version>/misc is not

Fingolfin · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 32

I installed Gentoo last weekend without a hitch. Compiling the kernel succeeded and upon reboot I had everything working except my USB mouse.
I found out that I needed to recompile my kernel with the correct modules to get USB support, so I did so and all went well. Except a few modules that worked before, plust the new USB ones don't load any more.

I recompiled many times trying to solve this. I'm pretty sure I've been recompiling correctly:

make mrproper;
<restore .config backup>
make menuconfig;
make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install

I also changed the EXTRAVERSION in the Makefile so that my new modules would go in a different directory under /lib/modules. All my recompiled kernels install and boot just fine (using GRUB), except for a few modules that don't load, which happen to be all the ones in my modules.autoload:

NVdriver (I expected this, need to recompile for each kernel I think)
snd-card-emu10k1
snd-pcm-oss
(the usb modules too, don't remember their names)

I finally found that I don't have a /lib/modules/<version>/misc directory in my recompliled modules, but I do in my original modules folder. This directory contains all my snd* modules. So why don't I get this directory when I recompile? I've searched everywhere and can't figure out what's wrong. I hope all the smart people here in the forums can help me.

static · Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2002 3:22 pm Post subject:

have you been remembering to copy the bzImage file from /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot to /boot? Believe it or not, my first gentoo install I forgot :roll:

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Fingolfin · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 32

Yes, I've copied /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot/bzImage-custom2, which is on the same partition as /.
My /boot/grub/menu.lst is as follows:

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd1,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/hdb1 vga=775

title=gentoo Linux Custom 2
root(hd1,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage-custom2 root=/dev/hdb1 vga=775

title=Windows
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

Superdog · Guest

Got the same Problem, installed Gentoo last friday and everything worked fine, but when rebooting with the fresh kernel, the module for my network card didn't load. The module is there (looked for it and found it) but modprobe doesn't find it. already found out that modprobe uses the wrong paths, but I don't know how to change modprobes presets

tod

tod · Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2002 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Same Problem

Fingolfin · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 32

Thanks for the tip about reemerging alsa, that fixed the sound drivers. I tried the USB modules again and they work now. A simple solution to seemingly difficult problem. I'm happy.

MasquedAvenger · Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 2:58 am Post subject:

By the way, make clean before you make dep, not after. I've run into problems in the past by doing it the other way around.

James