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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Christian Ullrich <chris@chrullrich.de>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: insmod problem after modutils upgrading
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:11:32 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A37E604.41D8BE77@mandrakesoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E146JAu-0003HX-00@the-village.bc.nu>

Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > > how can i make insmod load the network module again pls?
> >
> > I "fixed" the same problem in 2.2.18 by commenting out the line
> >
> > MODULE_PARM (debug, "i");
> >
> > near the end of drivers/net/8139too.c. Since I run modutils 2.3.22
> > as well, it can't be related to the modutils.
> 
> It is modutils. Their behaviour changed in a non back compatible way. Do not
> use modutils 2.3.22 with Linux 2.2.* is the simple answer. Perhaps Keith can
> make this a warning in 2.3.23

That, and/or allow "insmod -f" to load the module.  '-f' has become
pretty useless lately... :)

	Jeff


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  reply	other threads:[~2000-12-13 21:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-12-13 17:41 insmod problem after modutils upgrading Corisen
2000-12-13 20:59 ` Christian Ullrich
2000-12-13 21:04   ` Jeff Garzik
2000-12-13 21:10   ` Alan Cox
2000-12-13 21:11     ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2000-12-13 22:05     ` Keith Owens
2000-12-13 22:13       ` Alan Cox
2000-12-14  0:02         ` Keith Owens
2000-12-14  0:43           ` Alan Cox
2000-12-14 12:32         ` Horst von Brand
2000-12-14 17:50           ` Alan Cox

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