trying to install a module

[Dre G.]

please ref this little checklist and follow the URL on it reading the 
intire doc on rh's site, then come back and read my little checklist and 
your kernel should build fine.. 

http://enabled.linuxjunkies.com/redhat/

On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Brian Kelsay wrote:

> Brian D wrote:
> 
> >>>system.  The video for linux (v4l2) has to be
> >>
> >>built first and then the
> >>
> >>>BrookTree (bttv) module must be built for using a
> >>
> >>video capture card.  
> > 
> > Try and get redhat versions if possible. [reason
> > below]
> > 
> > 
> >>>Anyway, when I try to run a make on the modules
> >>
> >>source I get an error
> >>
> >>>and a message that my kernel is not enabled for>
> > 
> > modules.  That is BS,
> > It is probably referring to your kernel source
> > configuration.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>I have noticed Redhat is famous for adding
> >>"features" in the kernel.  
> >>Nearly all these added blinkenlights you don't 
> > 
> > 
> > "Oh, stop whining. I have literally thousands of 
> > binking and flashing and beeping lights. They're
> > blinking and flashing and beeping and Flashing and
> > Blinking and Beeping and BLINKING and FLASHING AND
> > BEEPING ..."
> > 
> > 
> >> It may be best to
> >>get the original Linus tarball.  I wouldn't be
> > 
> > I wouldn't recommend that on a RH system. It is very
> > HIGHLY probably if you install a stiock kernel you
> > will completely fubar the rest of your RH system.
> > 
> > It is a known fact that RH highly modifies mauch of
> > the code in a stock distro. Some of it is bleeding
> > edge some of it includes bug fixes and patches that
> > have not made it past the official release. Plus they
> > spend a lot of time fixing code and posting it back to
> > be approved. They have many faults but they put a lot
> > of good work out there. You best bet is to always find
> > code that is 100% RH compatible on a RH system. And I
> > do MEAN 100%, not 99 and 44/100 pure. It is also
> > somewhat possible that your downloaded source can't
> > tell that module support is loaded because of some
> > funky patch that RH is using or some 2.5 feature that
> > breaks compatibility.
> > 
> > Sorry, I know this isn't really the answer you wanted
> > to hear. It may be time to consider debian or gentoo.
> > 
> > Brian D.
> I do have the kernel sources for the currently running kernel 
> 2.4.20-18.9.i686 from redhat.  It has loadable kernel module support 
> turned on and support for video for linux and my two different types of 
> capture card, bt848 and bt878.  Should I just recompile it?  Can I do 
> this with make oldconfig to save myself some time and hassle?  Some of 
> this is a little out of my realm, but I do want to learn.  I'm trying to 
> do some new things w/ linux, but I'm have to piece together instructions 
> from a bunch of sources that assume you know all kinds of things.  I'm 
> reading the kernel howto and I'M going into info overload.  I need to go 
> throw up.
> 
> Much better.  I changed the white background in Mozilla to a shade of 
> gray.  I think that is part of my nausea problem.  Now back to the kernel.
> 
> So am I better off w/ the new kernel from kernel.org (2.4.21) or just 
> recompiling the existing 2.4.20-18.9?
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> 
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