You can even use “ m-a a-i …” for “ module-assistant auto-install …” on the command line. Note: m-a is an abbreviation for module-assistant which can be used as a command too.
Note that if your Eee PC is running a different kernel version than your build machine, you will need to install the linux-headers and linux-kbuild packages corresponding to the Eee PC's kernel, and use the -l option to specify that version when you invoke module-assistant. You will need to run “ m-a build …” instead of “ m-a auto-install …”. If you decide to go this route, refer to the manpage for module-assistant. This can be done on your Eee PC, but will result in the installation of a lot of development tools that you might not otherwise need.Īn alternative method is to do the installation and compilation of the modules on another Debian machine (one that is faster and has more disk space), and then install the resulting module packages on the Eee PC. The instructions below require you to install and compile module source packages using module-assistant. Introduction to building out-of-kernel modules /Models to find out about model-specific configurations.Īdditional modules not yet in Debian kernels (The repository doesn't support squeeze, so I guess squeeze users don't need to add it?) This includes some packages required to take full advantage of hardware in the Eee PC which not yet suitable for inclusion in the official Debian archives. /Repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list automatically.
Introduction to building out-of-kernel modules.Additional modules not yet in Debian kernels.