Subject: Re: [vserver] re-compile kernel 2.6.32-bpo beause of SCSI-Support
From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:25:04 +0100

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 01:08:25PM +0100, Ekkard Gerlach wrote:
> Hi, 

> I need to recompile 

> # uname -a
> Linux prax2 2.6.32-bpo.5-vserver-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Oct 21 12:40:47 UTC 2010 x86_64
GNU/Linux

> with SCSI-fs. 

why do you need to recompile _this_ kernel, why
not simply compile a newer kernel (like 2.6.36)
with all the config options you actually want
(tailored for your hardware)?

best,
Herbert

> I need /proc/scsi/scsi to check whether a scanner 
> is attached (or is there another possibility to check
> the scanner?):

> 2.6.32-bpo.5-vserver-amd64 -config:
> # SCSI device support
> #
> CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS=m
> CONFIG_SCSI=m
> CONFIG_SCSI_DMA=y
> CONFIG_SCSI_TGT=m
> CONFIG_SCSI_NETLINK=y
> # CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS is not set  <<<== has to be set

> Has somebody here the steps to recompile the 
> 2.6.32-bpo.5-vserver-amd64 kernel?

> thx
> Ekkard