[DRBD-user] RH EL compile problems

[Lars Ellenberg]

/ 2004-03-10 10:34:43 +0100
\ Weyer, Wolfram:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Richard [mailto:jimr at psi.edu]
> > Sent: Mittwoch, 10. Marz 2004 10:12
> > To: drbd-user at lists.linbit.com
> > Subject: [DRBD-user] RH EL compile problems
> > 
> > 
> > I'm running a stock RedHat Enterprise 2.1 kernel and when I try to 
> > compile drbd it tells me:
> > 
> > "The present kernel configuration has modules disabled.
> > Type 'make config' and enable loadable module support.
> > Then build a kernel with module support enabled."
> > 
> > That doesn't make sense, I know modules are enabled, lsmod 
> > work fine .....

Don't mix up the configuration of the running kernel and the
configuration of the kernel source tree, against which DRBD is
compiled.

>
> I guess you are running the binary kernel that is shipped with your
> distribution. This will not populate your /usr/src/linux, which is be
> referenced by drbd. A "cd /usr/src/linux; make oldconfig; make dep" might be
> sufficient to satisfy drbd.
> 
> /Wolfram 
> 

Please, read INSTALL in the toplevel DRBD source directory (after
first typing make there, there should be an INSTALL.html, too).
Don't overlook the note about editing the drbd_config.h.

You might succeed just doing "make oldconfig",
but most likely you *NEED* to copy in the configuration file
of the running kernel first. This might be located in
/boot/config-something ...

Note that, if you have a "preconfigured kernel headers" sort of
thing *matching your running kernel*, DRBD should compile against
that cleanly with like two minor warnings, so this is probably the
most convenient way. 

	Lars Ellenberg