[Rule-list] Miniconda, slinky, and other OSes

[James]

On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 00:55:13 -0600
Gordon Buzowetsky <idesofmarch at sk.sympatico.ca> wrote and hopefully
I read right:

> > 
> > Hi Gordon,
> > 
> > > Devon's swiss army-knife kernel has all the stuff I need
compiled into
> > > it....
> > >
> > > If I were to change kernel alone...I have no modules....
> > 
> > I'm still not clear on the problem. The kernel package that the
installer
> > loaded is the stock Red Hat kernel, and should have the needed
modules
> > included in /lib/modules/{version}/kernel/drivers/cdrom/
> > You should be able to load the module in the same manner as you
did
> > during the install. If that works, an entry in /etc/modules.conf
should
> > automate it from that point on.
> 
> 
> Operative words here are 'should be able to'.....there lies the
> problem...I just can't.   I'm away from the test boxes right now,
but
> I'll pick up this thread tomorrow and post some of the error
> messages...they're wild!!! Yes...the modules are there....I've
tried
> modprobe, insmod, depmod -ae; and just about every combination of
all of
> the above...including that nifty little incantation you gave me to
get
> the mod loaded in the first place...I have even gone right into
the
> directory and tried installing from there
> (/lib/modules.............../cdrom), all to no avail.  When I try
> loading it alone...there are failed mod dependencies...it says it
needs
> two other modules....damn alzheimers....can't remember...

Gordon think it's bad for you ... I've been at this keyboard so long
today I actually for a moment was trying to figure out what the
modules damn and alzheimers were for..... man.... I need sleep.

James

> 
> > 
> > > I was thinking of making a new directory structure in
/lib/modules to
> > > accomodate Devon's kernel....and sbpd....never got that far.
> > >
> > > Will re-install using miniconda...and see if same thing
happens.  With
> > > the miniconda kernel tho...getting sbpcd.o initialiazed was
> > > easy....just as long as that carries over into the permanent
> > > install...again...if miniconda kernel....and RH7.2 working
kernel
> > > match; I'm away....if not....I'm up the creek....again.  And
boy would
> > > that be a blast compiling a custom kernel on a
486.....Khours!!!!
> > 
> > Different topic:
> > 
> > When you install using miniconda, or anaconda for that matter,
do you
> > need to provide the IO args for the sbpcd module, or does it
find the cd
> > on it's own?
> 
> No...when I use miniconda I have to give it the io
parms...sbpcd=0x230,1
> 
> And this is where this gets real weird....slinky loads sbpcd.o
> fine...but with that-----insmod
/mnt/floppy/modules/kernel/cdrom/sbpcd.o
> sbpcd=0x230,1
> 
> It does it from the floppy...I'm gonna try moving it to the
ramdisk and
> try from there...but quite sure it'll work that way too.  
> 
> I've even tried that and different variations of it....no joy.
> 
> Later...G
> 
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