Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel source for gentoo

[Collins Richey]

On Sat, 19 May 2001 19:53:40 +0200 AGottinger@××××××××.de (Achim Gottinger)
wrote:

[ snips ]

> I updated the kernel packages yesterday, you can now use
linux-sources-2.4.4.9
> If you want the default configuration copy
> /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-sources/files/2.4.4-ac9/config.boootcomp to
> /usr/src/linux/.config before you run make {x,menu}config.  This kernel
package
> uses the following USE variables for extras
> "lvm lm_sensors pcmcia-cs alsa".  Add the ones you want top the USE
> variable in /etc/make.conf.
> After you have build the kernel you can build the extras modules and
> utilities by installing linux-extras-2.4.4.9.ebuild.


> Hmm, there seems to be a bug in modultils.
> /lib/modules/[uname-r]/modules.dep is not generated correct.
 > Remove /etc/modules/[unname -r] and /etc/modules.conf  and run
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/modules. This will generate those files again.


> yes that is a modutils problem. I'm currently testing a new modules
> ini.d script that should do a workaround for that prob.
>

Now I have a kernel and modules with the extra stuff I need, but I can't
get
gentoo to load the modules automatically.  

I rebuilt the modules.conf as suggested, but I still only get the tulip
module 
for eth0 loaded automatically.  Other distributions do this with 
/etc/modules/default, but I put entries for esssolo1 (also requires
soundcore), 
ide-scsi, sr_mod, and sg (the last three are used for ide-scsci CDRW
support) 
in default, but no results.

How do I get these loaded automatically?

Also, even though modprobe esssolo1 produces the same messages that I get
on my Caldera distribution, xfce starts with no sound available.  Other
than
order of loading (on Caldera sound loads first, then ide-scsi, and then
tulip),
I can't find any differences, but xfce is able to use sound on Caldera?

Any clues?

-- 
Collins Richey
Denver area
gentoo system