Re: modules_install does not install acpi with linux-2.4.2

[Jeff Garzik]

"Juergen Rose,K17,0331-9772437,030-2425483" wrote:
> if I try 'make modules_install' with linux-2.4.2 I get:
> ...
> mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/acpi/
> cp common.o dispatcher.o events.o hardware.o interpreter.o namespace.o
> parser.o resources.o tables.o os.o acpi_ksyms.o driver.o cmbatt.o cpu.o
> ec.o acpi_ksyms.o sys.o table.o power.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/acpi/
> cp: common.o: No such file or directory
...
> cp: tables.o: No such file or directory
> make[2]: *** [_modinst__] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src_laptop450/linux-2.4.2/drivers/acpi'

> In .config I find with respect to ACPI only
> CONFIG_ACPI=m
> 
> Who can help me?

Doctor says:  don't do that.  :)  I don't know how you managed
CONFIG_ACPI=m, because the configuration system doesn't allow it. 
"dep_bool" means only Y or N, and we see the CONFIG_ACPI entry in
arch/i386/config.in is correct:

[jgarzik@rum linux_2_4]$ egrep -rw 'CONFIG_PM|CONFIG_ACPI' arch
[...edited output...]
arch/arm/config.in:   bool 'Power Management support' CONFIG_PM
arch/i386/config.in:bool 'Power Management support' CONFIG_PM
arch/i386/config.in:   dep_bool '  ACPI support' CONFIG_ACPI $CONFIG_PM
arch/i386/defconfig:CONFIG_PM=y
arch/ia64/config.in:      define_bool CONFIG_PM y
arch/ia64/config.in:      define_bool CONFIG_ACPI y

So the solution is not build ACPI as a module, because it shouldn't have
allowed you to do so in the first place :)

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