Re: [TCLUG:9559] New kernel trouble

[Brent Metzler <debian@pluto.twistedpair.net>]

On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Ben Beuchler wrote:

> I just built my new kernel (thanks for the help finding as86, BTW) and
> eliminated a lot of extra crap that was built in.  I also eliminated a lot
> of things that were compiled as modules.  Anyway, I went through the
> necessary stuff to build the kernel.  Then I did a 'make modules' and
> 'make modules_install'.  I setup lilo and rebooted into my new kernel.
> Everything seemed to be going very nicely until it came to something about
> 'Finding module depencies' at which point it hung.  Can't seem to get it
> past that point...  Fortunately I kept my old kernel!  

Yes, you need to delete (or mv) your old modules directory
(/lib/modules/2.2.5 or whatever) and then run make modules_install.

-Brent