On Tuesday 06 September 2005 5:34 pm, Jack wrote:
I've been trying to compile a specific kernel module.
So far no luck. So now I'm compiling and installing a kernel from sources.
All because I want my scanner to work in debian. Funny it used to work out of the box in other distros, but in debian it is installing some funky wrong module. Granted it is a parallel port scanner.
All of the modules that come with stock kernels are included with the Debian kernel binaries. There should be no need to recompile. In the rare event that you need third party modules, the Debian package "module-assistant" does everything for you including setting up the build environment and installing the module.
Perhaps if you provided more info about your situation I could help you solve the issue? I know quite a bit about the Debian module autoload system, etc.