From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269884AbTGOXji (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:39:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269889AbTGOXji (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:39:38 -0400 Received: from adsl-216-103-111-100.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net ([216.103.111.100]:26546 "EHLO www.piet.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269884AbTGOXjg (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:39:36 -0400 Subject: Re: modules problems with 2.6.0 (module-init-tools-0.9.12) From: Piet Delaney To: "Randy.Dunlap" Cc: Fernando Sanchez , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20030715152257.614d628b.rddunlap@osdl.org> References: <3F147B8F.5000103@mail.usfq.edu.ec> <20030715152257.614d628b.rddunlap@osdl.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 15 Jul 2003 16:53:12 -0700 Message-Id: <1058313192.21300.988.camel@www.piet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 15:22, Randy.Dunlap wrote: I heard that if you install the new module-init-tools package in /sbin that you would be able to boot old kernels. Is that true? I installed the module-init-tools package and it went to /usr/local. First I changed the kernel Makefile to point to /usr/local then I had module problems and tried copying the cmds to /sbin and renamed the the old commands like implied in the script: generate-modprobe.conf Yesterday I heard I better move them back or I won't be able to boot my old kernels. It's hard to believe that these tools aren't backward compatible. Moving the module-init-tools to /sbin didn't help my problem; is it necessary/helpful. Perhaps they are only needed for building the new kernels. -piet > On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:09:19 -0500 Fernando Sanchez wrote: > > | Hi, > | > | I've been trying to get 2.6.0 to work, I've enabled modules support, but > | I get this error on my logs: > | > | Jul 15 15:38:36 Darakemba kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel > | modules not enabled. > | > | Is there any thing like a new modutils that should be used with 2.6.x > | family? > > Yes, they are at > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/ > > Also, a summary of 2.5/2.6 changes is very worthwhile reading. See: > http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/post-halloween-2.5.txt > for which config options that you really need to enable. > > | The kernel does boot, but not having any modules I can't do much, and > | also, I never get to really see the messages on screen, on logs I have > | this line: > | > | Jul 15 15:38:36 Darakemba kernel: Video mode to be used for restore is ffff > | > | What does it mean? > > Dunno. Anyone? > > | I disabled all the framebuffer things so I can just use vga, on lilo, > | vga mode is set to normal, but still can't see anything. > > > -- > ~Randy > | http://developer.osdl.org/rddunlap/ | http://www.xenotime.net/linux/ | > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- piet@www.piet.net