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Cyber_Ninja
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 Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: [SOLVED]find genkernel - kernel version |
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so i decided to istall gentoo 2006, since ive wanted to try it for a long while because i have always used windows.
installing the gentoo wizard wouldnt let me have grub after 3 attempts, so i went to doing it the manual way.
now i am following the handbook to the letter, however...i used genkernel, and now in the handbook it says this:
| Code: | To view all available modules, run the following find command. Don't forget to substitute "<kernel version>" with the version of the kernel you just compiled:
Code Listing 21: Viewing all available modules
# find /lib/modules/<kernel version>/ -type f -iname '*.o' -or -iname '*.ko'
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kernel version?!? how am i supposed to know what that is? i have tried allsorts but get the response No such file or directory.
can someone help me?
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Beefrum
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commandline: 'uname -a'  |
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Cyber_Ninja
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just tried that command, so it tells me that 2.6.15-gentoo-r5 is my version..
so i tried that and i get the same no such file or directory message
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CptnObvious999
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| You kernel version is the version of gentoo-sources you installed. If you only have one version installed which is the most likely situation you can type "find /lib/modules/" then hit TAB and it should automatically fill it in. If not type "emerge -s gentoo-sources" and use the latest installed version from the output. If it is 2.6.16-r9 then you would use 2.6.16-gentoo-r9 because it is the gentoo kernel. Gentoo is generally not for people new to Linux so beware of that. |
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CptnObvious999
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| Beefrum wrote: | | commandline: 'uname -a' |
that only works if he is running the version of the kernel that is installed but he is running the livecd's kernel. Also 'uname -r' would give you just the kernel version. |
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Cyber_Ninja
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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great captain thanks alot. i did wonder since that command gave me a different kernel to what the handbook told me to keep a note of, and this is what i tried:
kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.16-gentoo-r7
thats what i was trying...so halfway there since it was only everything after the x86.
i have operated gentoo before just never used it, but it works now thanks to the Tab.
sorry for the n00b question, but im learning 
thanks thanks thanks
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