Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2, Administration Manual

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Compiling the Module
To manually compile the module:
1 Install the source.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to install the source.
Normally, the module source is in a directory under
/usr/src
. Module source files usually
come in the form of a gzipped tar file (
.tar.gz
or
.tgz
). The file might also be a bzipped file
(
.bz2
).
2 To compile the source:
2a Change directories to the source.
2b If you modified
uname
to change to the proper kernel version, issue a
make
command.
3 When you have your module compiled for ZENworks, take the generated
.ko
module file
(make sure you select the proper module name and not a work
.ko
file) and install it by using
the driver update method or placing it in the
initrd
file system .
F.5.3 Loading Drivers with Parameters
If there is a module that you want to load during the linuxrc processing time, and if linuxrc does not
recognize that it needs to be loaded or you want to specify the load parameters, you can enter a line
in the
linuxrc.config
or
/info
file. This file then needs to be updated in the
initrd
file system.
You might need to load a LAN driver module with specific parameters. You can do this with a line
like:
insmod="moduleName parm=xxx"
This type of line is most commonly used to load a LAN driver with specific parameters, such as full
duplex or specific speed.
F.6 Using Uname
The
uname
command enables you to find the current kernel version of your Linux environment.
However, you might need to modify the results from the
uname
command to get your kernel
versions to match.
The following steps modify the
uname
command to provide the value you need:
1 To obtain your current kernel version, enter:
uname -r
Write down the version number so you can use it in Step 4 . This example uses version 2.6.13-
15-smp from a SLES 9 SP2 installation.
2 To create a new directory, enter:
mkdir /bin/orig
3 To move the
uname
binary to the
/bin/orig
directory that you just created, enter:
mv /bin/uname /bin/orig/uname
4 Use a Linux editor (such as vi) to create the
/bin/uname
file that contains the following lines: