Johnny Hughes wrote: > Yahia Tachwali wrote: > >> Yahia Tachwali wrote: >> >>> Thank you very much for the link.. I have built a new bootable >>> kernel 2.6.9-67 on my machine. However I still have a problem :( >>> >>> During the installation at "make menuconfig" stage after "make >>> oldconfig" I have added the generic HDLC package with synchronous >>> PPP support and saved the new config then run >>> >>> rpmbuild -bb --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> build-err.log | >>> tee build-out.log. >>> >>> After reboot, I rechecked the menuconfig to make sure that the HDLC >>> setting is there. I am not sure if this setting took effect or I >>> have to make modules or build something else. So how would I know >>> that the HDLC package is availalbe and built in? >>> >>> To elaborate more on the reasons behind this HDLC package, I am >>> trying to build a device driver that asks for HDLC support. upon >>> building the driver, I get the following warnings: >>> >>> Building modules, stage 2. >>> MODPOST >>> *** Warning: "unregister_hdlc_device" >>> [/home/DS3/wanPTMC-256T3_2_0B/driver/wan256t3.ko] undefined! >>> *** Warning: "hdlc_ioctl" >>> [/home/DS3/wanPTMC-256T3_2_0B/driver/wan256t3.ko] undefined! >>> *** Warning: "hdlc_open" >>> [/home/DS3/wanPTMC-256T3_2_0B/driver/wan256t3.ko] undefined! >>> *** Warning: "register_hdlc_device" >>> [/home/DS3/wanPTMC-256T3_2_0B/driver/wan256t3.ko] undefined! >>> *** Warning: "hdlc_close" >>> [/home/DS3/wanPTMC-256T3_2_0B/driver/wan256t3.ko] undefined! >>> *** Warning: "alloc_hdlcdev" >>> [/home/DS3/wanPTMC-256T3_2_0B/driver/wan256t3.ko] undefined! >>> >>> Therefore, I am suspecting that I need the HDLC package available. I >>> would be extremely thankful for anybody who can help me in this >>> problem. Am I going into the wrong direction? >>> >>> >>> >>> jancio_wodnik at wp.pl wrote: >>> >>>> Johnny Hughes pisze: >>>> >>>>> jancio_wodnik at wp.pl wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yahia Tachwali pisze: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello folks, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi. It is request for it to add this in kernel for centosplus, >>>>>> look at this: http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=3019 >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am trying to add HDLC module support in the menuconfig. >>>>>>> However, I am facing difficulties in rebuilding the kernel and >>>>>>> modules. My main objective is to get the HDLC supported in >>>>>>> kernel 2.6.9. I have a CentOS 4.4 with kernel 2.6.9.42. I need >>>>>>> help in finding the best way to add the HDLC support whether >>>>>>> through getting an RPM package for it or refering me to the >>>>>>> right procedure in rebuilding the kernel. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you very much in advance for your help. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> No problem. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> That request was for CentOS-5, not CentOS-4 :D >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ? I can see: Category: [CentOS-4] kernel-centosplus My request was >>>> exactly for centos 4 branch, but for 5 is good too. So, can i count >>>> for You to make it posible in centos4 to support hdlc ? >>>> >>>>> >>>>> HDLC was added to the CentOS-5 plus kernel for the latest version. >>>> >> >> Sorry about the top posting :( >> >> After reconfiguring the menuconfig to enable the HDLC suport package >> (under device drivers). I have tried also do: >> >> modinfo hdlc >> >> but i did not get any info in return... Also I have tried : >> >> lsmod >> >> to check for hdlc module but I could not find it... I guess I am >> missing something to activate my new settings in the menuconfig. Is >> there a way to verify that my new settings active!! Does any body >> know about the HDLC modules loading in the 2.6.9. Please advise. And >> thank you all for your help. >> > > After you rebuild the RPM, you need to install the new RPM you just > built. > > After that, modinfo should work > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >CentOS mailing list >CentOS at centos.org >http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > Hello, Thank you for the info, I have installed the rpm and I ended up with the following : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [root at localhost i686]# rpm -ivh kernel-*.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] package kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed package kernel-devel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed package kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed package kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed file /boot/System.map-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL from install of kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL file /boot/config-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL from install of kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL file /boot/symvers-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL.gz from install of kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL from install of kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- However, I was able to reboot with the new kernel but still I can not find o files for my HDLC in the kernel path under driver/net/wan. I am listing below the steps that I did to install a new customized kernel starting from fresh installation of CentOS 4.4 with kernel 2.6.9-42 1- getting the kernel: 1.1 access as root 1.2 yum install rpm-build redhat-rpm-config 1.3 su user 1.4 cd 1.5 mkdir -p rpmbuild/{BUILD,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS} 1.6 echo "%_topdir %(echo $HOME)/rpmbuild" > .rpmmacros 1.7 rpm -i http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/updates/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL.src.rpm 2> /dev/null 1.8 cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS 1.9 rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> prep-err.log | tee prep-out.log These so far sound fine. but then I guess there might be a mistake or missing step in my procdure to build the new kernel: 2- building a new kernel: 2.1 access as root 2.2 rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> prep-err.log | tee prep-out.log 2.3 su user 2.4 cd ~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-2.6.18/linux-2.6.18.`uname -m` 2.5 cp configs/kernel-2.6.18-i686.config .config 2.6 make oldconfig 2.7 make menuconfig {here I left it as is and did not do any modification since I am planning to include HDLC as a module after build a complete custom kernel} 2.8 [user at host SPECS]$ rpmbuild -bb --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> build-err.log | tee build-out.log 2.9 su 2.10/ rpm -ivh kernel-*.rpm and after the last command I have got the conflict warning above. What is wrong in my installation procedure! :( Please help. /