[NMLUG] ubuntu and me

[pi at pihost.us (pi)]

Kevin Rosenberg wrote:

> 
> I've only rarely used 'make-kpkg modules_install' as I prefer
> monolithic kernels without modules. But, the times I've used it (like
> building pcmcia modules package or the debian nvidia kernel module
> package), it's worked fine.
> 

modules_image is for extra module packages like thinkpad-source, 
slmodem-source, and such like that. Even if you choose "modules" in your 
config, those are built with kernel_image.

> One possibility: make-kpkg is designed to work with Debian kernel
> source packages, like 'kernel-source-2.6.11'. It won't work with plain
> linux kernel tarballs.
> 

Actually, it works with regular tarballs too.