Re: kernel 2.4.14 compiling fail for loop device

From: J Sloan (jjs@lexus.com)
Date: Wed Nov 07 2001 - 16:44:27 EST


rpjday wrote:

> On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, J Sloan wrote:
>
> > "Mohammad A. Haque" wrote:
> >
> > > On Wednesday, November 7, 2001, at 03:49 PM, Roeland Th. Jansen wrote:
> > >
> > > > when mounting an EFS cd on the loop it also froze. this is _without_
> > > > removing the lines. ...
> > >
> > > I'm a little confused. How did you even get a working kernel (or module)
> > > without removing the lines?
> > >
> >
> > Probably compiled it modular -
>
> if you try to compile it modular, the "make modules" will work, but
> the "make modules_install" will choke after copying the modules under
> /lib/modules when it tries to run the final "depmod" at the end.
>
> so, yes, i'm curious -- how did he get a final kernel and modules
> without removing those lines?

I got a kernel and modules without removing those
lines - it complains at depmod, but the kernel and
modules do build and install -

I didn't ever boot to that kernel since the warning
bothered me, and I fixed the source and recompiled
before booting into 2.4.14 -

cu

jjs

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