[TriLUG] compiling kernel

[Barry Ruvio]

Hi Mike,
When I compiled the kernel, I used make xconfig and selected ppp support as
built in, (not as a module).

----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Mueller/bhu5nji" <bhu5nji at yahoo.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Unable to run wvdial


> When you compiled your kernel, did you run one of: make config, make
> menuconfig, make xconfig and select ppp support (either built-in or
module)
> and module support?  If you missed one of these steps, that may be causing
> the first problem you describe.
>
> Is not ELF support also a kernel config option?
>
> Mike
>
> On Sunday 23 December 2001 02:56 pm, you wrote:
> > I am unable to run wvdial because of this error:
> > no pppd module error (exit code 4)
> > When I try to install modules with the command make modules_install I
get
> > another error: depmod /lib/modules/2.4.0/ System.map 2.4.0 is not an ELF
> > file
> > I am using SuSe 7.1
> > This error started recently when I tried to make a new kernel.
> > I have already tried reinstalling the kernel source tree and made some
new
> > kernels. Any help would be appreciated.
> > Barry
>