[Rule-list] PC #12 insmod anyone?---SUCCESS

[Gordon Buzowetsky]

> problem is the form of the insmod command. After pestering Gordon
offlist 
> to do this and try that, and removing a good part of what little hair I 
> have left...
> It appears the correct command is:
> 
> insmod /mnt/floppy/modules/kernel/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.o sbpcd=0x230,1
> 
> I'm waiting for Gordon to test this for me, but I can do it here, and
see 
> it probe the proper io address for a cdrom drive I don't have.
> 
> - -D
> 
Gordo's back!!!!

AHEMMMMM..........who was pestering whom??????????  Devon...this don't
work...Devon that dont work either...Devon whaddya think about...Devon I'm
gonna mail you this damn box....and on and on and on....ad
nauseum.....;-))

But Devon being the true (patient) wizard that he is (maybe a little bald
now, but nonetheless)....came through brilliantly........;-)

> It appears the correct command is:
> 
> insmod /mnt/floppy/modules/kernel/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.o sbpcd=0x230,1

Not quite...but very close!!!  I had to copy the module to ramdisk to make
it work...but again for those interested....here's the incantation.....now
the rest; pay attention....two weeks of our lives went into this.....;-))

Upon boot....

mknod /dev/sbpcd  b 25 0

mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.9-31RULE/kernel/drivers/cdrom/

mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

cp sbpcd.o /lib/modules/2.4.9-31RULE/kernel/drivers/cdrom

cd /lib/modules/2.4.9-31RULE/kernel/drivers/cdrom

insmod sbpcd.o sbpcd=0x230,1

<happily watch the machine probe for the cd>

mount -t iso9660 /dev/sbpcd /mnt/cdrom

cd /mnt/cdrom

<ahhhhhh.....read the contents of the obstinate xx##!!%%**----well you
know>

Somebody quick write that all down...if ya got a miserable non-ide
cd....non traditional address....that's how ya do it..some may work
without all the foofra...or additional parameters...

Thousand thanx to Devon....

BTW...that was with slinky-v0.1.6a...never tried yet with 1.6 but am sure
results will be comparable...

Will try complete install tomorrow AM...but am positive it will work now
that the cd is recognized...

Thanx again....G




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