Well, the PC that had the 2.4.20-20.9 kernel got hosed and I had to reinstall. It was a RH 9 install that had been updated.

I installed this time with a Mandrake 9.1 distro. I installed the udpcast rpm and the kernel-udpcast rpm. I then downloaded the 2.4.21 kernel from ftp.kernel.org and extracted it into /usr/src/linux-2.4.21/. Then I copied the udpc-config.txt file into that dir and called it .config. Then I edited the the Makefile and put in the -udpcast. I then did a "make oldconfig" which ran fine. I also did the make dep && make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install and they all ran fine. Then I ran ./makeImage -t net-mod.tar.gz -k /usr/src/linux-2.4.21/arch/i386/boot/bzImage -f /dev/fd0 which seemed to run ok. I tried to boot off of the floppy and I get:

Could not find ramdisk image: initrd boot:

I've obviously missed something...what am I forgetting to do?

I have compiled the network card module, but haven't tried to build it into the kernel yet. I'd like to get a working boot disk before I try and make it hit the network.

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alain.knaff@lll.lu 09/30/03 18:09 PM >>>

On Tuesday 30 September 2003 23:58, Eric Becker wrote:

I have some hp pc's that I'm trying to udpcast. They have broadcom netxtreme network cards which don't seem to be supported by the

default

boot disk, nor by the net-mod.tar.gz secondary floppy.

I followed the directions here http://udpcast.linux.lu/current/makeImage.html#kernelCompile on making

a

custom boot disk by compiling my own kernel.

Before doing anything I edited the Makefile and changed the "extra-version" parameter. I just deleted what was there and put in "-udpcast". I do a cd /usr/src/linux/2.4.20-20.9. Then I copy the udpc-config.txt file to this dir and name it .config. Next I do a

"make

oldconfig" which runs fine and so does the "make dep". However; when

I

do a "make bzImage" it runs for a while and then it stops with errors regarding devfs? What am I doing wrong?

Could you post the exact error messages?

Also, are you sure that this is an original kernel (as distributed by ftp.kernel.org). Indeed, the version number (2.4.20-20.9) strikes me as somewhat odd...

I even tried to download the RPM with a pre-compiled kernel and its modules, but I'm unsure what do with it.

Just install it with rpm -i , and then run makeImage

Or, alternatively, use the online image generator at http://www.udpcast.linux.lu/cast-o-matic

Can someone please point me in the right direction? All I need is a boot disk with the Broadcom drivers that gets me udpcasting.

Not sure whether the necessary module is in the pre-compiled kernel.

If not, try getting kernel sources from ftp.kernel.org, and compile from these

Alain