/lib/modules - rh7.3 vs rh8.0

[Bob Hemus]

Collins Richey wrote:

>On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 09:45:33 -0800 Bob Hemus <bobhemus at sisqtel.net> wrote:
>
>>Gentle Folks,
>> I was able to get COL and RH 7.3 to use my CD to write, it read with 
>>out any problems.  When I installed RH 8.0 and inserted a disk every 
>>thing froze up.  I couldn't <control F1,2,> or ?anything to get free. 
>> Had to power off and re-boot.  Sooo, using Lonnie's proverbial, advice 
>>I dug into  Running Linux and found the drivers are in /lib/modules. 
>> Under /cdrom in 7.3 there are 28 files in 
>>/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-3/drivers/cdrom/....
>>
>>In RH8.0 there is just one cdrom file.  Is it supposed to handle all of 
>>the new hardware and ignore my older stuff?  Is there any way I can copy 
>>the RH7.3 drivers into the RH8.0?  Are the drivers some where else in 
>>8.0?  am I SOL trying to use 8.0 and just need to upgrade the kernel and 
>>applications in my 7.3?  So many questions, so little time. After all, 
>>I'm 10 years older than Joel, right at the end.
>>
>
>It's not the number of modules but the correct modules.  Many of the modules in
>7.3 may be for specific hardware that you are not using.
>
I thought that was the case.  I just thought that the one driver listed 
was supposed to be a generic, but maybe disregarded older hardware.  The 
modules listed in 7.3 are for various drives.

>
>
>That being said, you need a number of modules to support CD writing.  On most
>earlier 2.4 kernels you need SCSI emulation and cdrom support.  On the latest
>2.4 kernels and on 2.6, you can use ATAPI support to write to cdroms, and the
>scsi emulation support is not needed.
>
It's not that I can't write with the drive, it completely freezes up 
when I try to read it.  The modules listed in the sxs are all in the 
kernel, sg, ide=scsi, scsi_mod, et all.  In fact lsmod on both 
partitions are identical.

>
>You can't copy modules.  If the modules are missing, you will need to generate a
>new kernel .config with the appropriate options and regenerate kernel and
>modules.
>

OK, that I didn't know.  If I download the 2.4.22 kernel or the 2.6.4, 
will this solve my problem?  I've got both of these kernels on a CD, but 
the CDROM won't operate on my 8.0.  Takes a fairly long time to download 
on my old 33.6 mode.

Guess I'll try to download a new kernel.
Thanks.
Bob