[squirrel@mail.headnut.org: 2.5.40 test results for desktop]

[squirrel@mail.headnut.org: 2.5.40 test results for desktop]

[Christopher Verges]

The following are problems I've discovered so far in the 2.5.40 kernel.
The third problem (about modprobe) may be sporadic...but it wasn't
happening prior to my upgrade to 2.5.40, so I included it.  Each is
labeled.  Output from ver_linux is included at the bottom of this
e-mail.



PROBLEM 1:

Under 'make menuconfig', the program crashes when selecting the "Advanced
Linux Sound Architecture" area under Sound.  An error report is
generated:

   Q> ./scripts/Menuconfig: MCmenu74: command not found

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PROBLEM 2:

Under the Netfilter section, when choosing 'Owner match support' as a
module, the system will not compile properly.  'make dep',
'make bzImage' and 'make modules' all work fine.  However, 'make
modules_install' will stop with an error about depmod not working
properly:

    depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
    /lib/modules/2.5.40/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_owner.o
    depmod: 	next_thread
    depmod: 	find_task_by_pid

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PROBLEM 3:

Upon reboot of my system, I get the following error message:

    modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-10-135


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scripts/ver_linux shows this:
  If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.
  Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.
 
  Linux earl.headnut.org 2.5.40 #1 SMP Thu Oct 3 15:19:42 EDT 2002 i686
  unknown
 
  Gnu C                  2.96
  Gnu make               3.79.1
  binutils               2.11.90.0.8
  util-linux             2.11f
  mount                  2.11g
  modutils               2.4.6
  e2fsprogs              1.23
  reiserfsprogs          3.x.0j
  Linux C Library        2.2.4
  Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.2.4
  Procps                 2.0.7
  Net-tools              1.60
  Console-tools          0.3.3
  Sh-utils               2.0.11
  Modules Loaded         emu10k1 ac97_codec 3c59x