Kernel 2.4.0 and Modules (Again)

[TooEZ]

I just tried upgrading to the 2.4.0 on a redhat 7.0 system and all goes well untill i get to the compile module stuff and i get the following:
entering directory /blah/blah/blah"
then
"nothing to be done.leaving directory /blah/blah/blah"

I have done all the upgrades including modutils 2.4.1. I it still won't do my modules. I only need a few for sound, ppp and ethernet, I really want these as modules not built into the kernel.

Anyhelp would be great

Cheers
TooEZ

[Craig McPherson]

Let's make sure we're on the same page here.

"nothing to be done.leaving directory /blah/blah/blah" isn't usually an error. It just means there's nothing to be done in that directory. Most likely, it means your modules are already compiled.

Have you done make modules and make modules_install (I think it's something like that -- I haven't done a manual kernel compile in a long time). After you do those two things, take a look in /lib/modules/2.4.0. You should see various subdirectories there, and your modules should be burried in those subdirectories -- 2.4 does that, rather than just putting all the modules in one directory.

[TooEZ]

The only thing in my /lib/modules/ dir is 2.2.16/

I tried this the other day and I have the feeling that I was typing "make modules install" not "make modules_install". I will double check that I was typing it correctly tonight...

Cheers
TooEZ

[Craig McPherson]

I think modules_install is correct... I don't think make targets can have spaces.

The "error" you describe actually means "this has already been done". If you tried "modules install" rather than "modules_install", it thinks you had just said "modules"... and tries to do the "make modules" process again.