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From: Maurice E Johnson <maurice.e.johnson@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: modprobe looks in wrong dir
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:45:00
Message-Id: 1146432837.22770.9.camel@aries.zuesse.home
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: modprobe looks in wrong dir by Francesco Talamona
1 modules-update only updates for the running version. In order to update
2 the new version, you could simply reboot to the new version.
3
4 On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 20:32 +0200, Francesco Talamona wrote:
5
6 > On Sunday 30 April 2006 20:18, maxim wexler wrote:
7 > > Hi group,
8 > >
9 > > This should be an easy fix -- if you already know!
10 > >
11 > > The reason many of my modules are not loading is
12 > > because modprobe is looking in /lib/modules/2.6.12-r6
13 > > and not /lib/modules/2.6.16-r3 which was filled when I
14 > > ran make modules_install.
15 > >
16 > > The link to the newer kernel is OK.
17 > >
18 > > Yes, I ran modules-update.
19 > [...]
20 >
21 > It seems like you compiled your kernel but forgot to execute
22 > "make modules_install" step.
23 >
24 > ciao
25 > Francesco
26 >
27 > --
28 > Linux Version 2.6.16-gentoo-r4, Compiled #1 PREEMPT Wed Apr 26 06:59:58
29 > CEST 2006
30 > One 1GHz AMD Athlon 64 Processor, 2GB RAM, 2007.31 Bogomips Total
31 > aemaeth

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