[Sheflug] Kernel Install Problem

[Barrie Bremner <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Darrell" == Darrell Blake <dazblake [at] btinternet.com> writes:

    Darrell> Hi, I'm trying to install a win4lin patched kernel (I'm
    Darrell> not a customer so I can't get support from
    Darrell> netraverse). I've patched the kernel and added the
    Darrell> modules but when I run "make modules_install" I get the
    Darrell> following error...

    Darrell> depmod: *** Unresolved
    Darrell> symbols in
    Darrell> /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/telephony/ixj_pcmcia.o
    Darrell> depmod: CardServices_Re4eef0a4 depmod:
    Darrell> register_pccard_driver_R583d4ed2 depmod:
    Darrell> unregister_pccard_driver_Rdb348cd2 depmod: *** Unresolved
    Darrell> symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/alsa/snd.o.gz depmod:
    Darrell> register_sound_special_R69a88294 depmod:
    Darrell> register_sound_dsp_R8be62abf make: *** [_modinst_post]
    Darrell> Error 1 [root [at] localhost patched-linux]#

    Darrell> make dep, make clean, make bzImage and make modules all
    Darrell> work fine but when I run make modules_install I get that
    Darrell> error.

I'd try doing

make mrproper 

before 

make menuconfig (or whatever *config step you like)

then running make dep etc.

BTW, are you trying to patch a Mandrake kernel with something that's
expecting a vanilla/Linus/kernel.org kernel?

Cheers.

Baz.
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