Re: Can anyone help me out here?

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Subject: Can anyone help me out here?
> > Okay, can anyone help me out here?
> > I want to know if it is necessary to recompile the kernel or the lilo.conf
> > file. How do I activate the changed settings?  Also Linux won't support my
> > cdrom because it says that my kernel didn't support iso9660.  I am using the
> > kernel that came with the Linux Redhat 5.1 BSware CD-Rom, can anyone explain
> > why it doesn't recognize it?

That's strange.  I'm sure the stock kernel supports ISO9660.

And just to clear up any possible confusion, BSware is exactly the same as 
Redhat, with extra software in a separate directory (/mnt/cdrom/BSware/).

What command are you using to mount the CD?  
What is the contents of your /etc/fstab file?
What is the exact error message you are getting?

> Seems strange,  I've used the BS-Ware CD and not seen that problem.  Maybe
> there is a bad module or entry in conf.modules.  But compiling the kernel
> (making a nice static kernel) would probably fix it.
> 
> If you have the kernel source and a compiler installed you can rebuild the
> kernel as follows:
> 
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make xconfig (if you have x windows running, otherwise user make menuconfig)
> Select the options you want need
> make dep
> make clean
> make zImage
> cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /boot/zImage
> Edit /etc/lilo.cong to make an entry that points to your new kernel

Not to be picky, but should be "/etc/lilo.conf".    :{)

> (leave your old kernel there too just in case)
> run lilo
> reboot
> 
> On a decent machine this really doesn't take all that long (i.e. hopefully more
> that I do)  you can try doeing a modprobe iso9660 and a lsmod to try and get
> the module to load (in case there is a problem with kerneld) before you try
> this.  But I'm all for rolling your own non-modular kernel anyway.

There is nothing wrong with making your own monolithic kernel,
but shouldn't be necessary to mount a CD.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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