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So i decided to switch to the new 2.4.0.11-rc3 kernel, not only because of |
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the few improvements, but also i just prefer to make my own, slimmed down, |
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more optimized kernel for my machine. Anyway, i merged the linux source |
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of the kernel in question from portage, and all was fine. I then did a |
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'make menuconfig', then a 'make bzImage', 'make modules', and 'make |
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modules_install'. Now i know i didn't include or exclude anything i |
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shouldn't have (i've rolled my own kernel plenty of times), however when |
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booting with my new kernel i get "Error configuring module dependencies." |
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As such, the modules don't work (most importantly my ethernet driver). I |
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know the drivers compiled and installed in the right spot, since i can |
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manually do an 'insmod' for my net driver, and then restart the inet |
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script. So there must be some sort of configuration issue going on i |
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don't know about. Here a sample of some of the boot errors from |
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/var/log/boot: |
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Calculating kernel module dependencies... |
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depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in |
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/lib/modules/2.4.1-pre8/kernel/drivers/char/pc |
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mcia/serial_cb.o |
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depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in |
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/lib/modules/2.4.1-pre8/kernel/drivers/char/pc |
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mcia/serial_cs.o |
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depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in |
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/lib/modules/2.4.1-pre8/kernel/drivers/isdn/av |
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mb1/avm_cs.o |
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depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in |
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/lib/modules/2.4.1-pre8/kernel/drivers/md/line |
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ar.o |
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depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in |
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/lib/modules/2.4.1-pre8/kernel/drivers/md/raid |
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0.o |
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[...] |
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Auto-generating 2.4.0-ac11 modules.conf... |
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modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.0-ac11/modules.dep |
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(No such file or directory) |
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And that about ends the errors. Well, right after that it tries to insert |
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the net driver, but fails. You get the drift. Anyway, it looks like from |
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the errors that it's still trying to load the modules my old kernel used, |
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but from my new kernel's mod directory (where they don't exist, since i |
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didn't need them for my new kernel). However, i still have the same net |
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module for both kernels, and even that didn't work. Something is |
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definitely wrong. Somewhere along the line i must've forgotten something |
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neccessary to configure the correct module dependencies and such. Could |
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this have anything to do with the discussed 'depmod -a' call from one of |
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the other threads on the list? Since Pete just put that in, i doubt the |
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ebuild script i used did this (the one i had was from this morning). |
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Anyway, does anyone know what might have gone wrong here? |
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thanks, |
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dave |
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