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

[Collins Richey]

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 12:43:19 -0800 Bob Hemus <bobhemus at sisqtel.net> wrote:

> 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.

2.6.4 ??? - I don't think this exists, yet.  Development kernel is at
2.6.0_test9 and climbing.


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Collins Richey - Denver Area
if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the 
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