Re: do modules work with 2.4.x kernels?

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In <3B6...@ii...>, on 07/31/01 
   at 12:17 AM, Michel Dänzer <mic...@ii...> said:

>fh...@at... wrote:
>> 
>> >If you're running Debian potato (2.2), you need to upgrade some packages
>> >from special sources.  Debian Woody (2.3) and Sid (2.4) have recent
>> >enough version of modutils for 2.4 kernels.
>> 
>> Sorry I wasn't clear on that.  I downloaded the modutils-2.4.6.tar.gz from
>> kernel.org and compiled and installed it.
>> 
>> I know.  Now my debian database is all messed up.

It's only messed up as far as the modutils packages.   Modules seems to 
be working fine except for a few problems in the /etc/modules.conf file
which I could fix someday if I get tired of the error messages.

>Let's not hope so, but why on earth didn't you use 
>http://linux-apus.sourceforge.net/debian/dists/potato/modutils_2.4.1-2_powerpc.deb

I usually just go get the latest tarball I can find.   The i386 laptop and
power mac that I just got are too new to be supported by Debian stable.  I
had download the 2.4.x kernels and the latest PCMCIA package for the
laptop.  I also compiled XFree86 from the CVS sources.  I had a few
problems with not having the correct libraries and so forth to compile
xfree.  I tried to find them on the Debian CD set, if not I downloaded and
compiled the tarball.  I installed them in /usr/local/.

I'm not too religious about using .debs.  I'd rather get the system up and
working.

BTW I'm not sure what to do about my Amiga.  I can't do much without the
expansion bus (Zorro) working.   I will probably have to send the mb off
to some repair facility.   I need to find one that is trustworthy and
experienced.

Fred