The boot error message on hw_random (hw_random.ko not found) is because the Dell Dimension 8400 has no device /dev/random (RNG). The error message is harmless, but can be removed by "blaklisting" hw_random so that the kernel module hw_random.ko will not be installed; add "hw_random" (without .ko) at the end to the blacklist:
# cd /etc/hotplug
# pico blacklist

More info on http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/qna/11590.html.

Message Edited by rolflist on 03-20-2005 06:11 AM

Step 5 (above) Adding module fssub.ko for CD and DVD, since the subfs module is not in the 2.6.11.2 kernel. Initially I installed in kernel 2.6.11 submount-0.9.tar.gz from
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81174
I noted that CD's can frequently only be loaded with root permission.
With the new setup this happens much less.

I installed subfs and submount from 9.2/suse/i586 (on ftp.suse.com & dvd 9.2)
km_submount_0.9-4.7.1.i586.rpm installs subfs in /usr/src/kernel-modules/subfs
submount_0.9-4.7.1.i586.rpm installs submount, hotplug & /etc/dev.d/block/51-subfs.dev
Compiling of subfs in /usr/src/kernel-modules/subfs failed; I replaced modules_add by modules_install in the Makefile (3x) and typed, as root
# cd /usr/src/kernel-modules/subfs
# make modules
# make install
# depmod -ae

Though not 100% sure that is related (also a kernel change to 2.6.11.2, and we are a few weeks/changes later), but it appeared that also the xmcd CD player worked now.

Message Edited by rolflist on 03-26-2005 05:22 AM

I have some trouble installing the new kernel. The compilation seems to be OK, but when I start the system with the new kernel, i get the message

Waiting for /device /dev/sda3 to appear

But the device doesn't appear. Any ideas, what is wrong?

Kind regards

J.