On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:47:28 +0200, "Wim De Smet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi, > > On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:34:52 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I have recently upgraded my Debian system (running testing) > > from kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4 to 2.7.1 by following the standard > > method of kernel compilation detailed on the following site: > > > > www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html > > > > When I restart, boot messages fly by saying 'FATAL: module <name> not > > found' > > I then edit /etc/modules, commenting out the lines, and restart again, > > this time not seeing any such messages. > > > > [snip further info] > > The 2.6 kernels use upgraded modutils, they are in the package > module-init-tools. You should've read the README before compiling, it > usually contains stuff like that... > > greets, > Wim
Hi Wim I did read the kernel README file. It does NOT mention modutils-init-tools at all. However the referenced kernel compilation HOWTO at at above mentioned URL stated in no unclear terms that modutils-init-tools was to be installed prior to compilation, which is what I did. Also, /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes says the following: "A new module loader is now in the kernel that requires module-init-tools to use. It is backward compatible with the 2.4.x series kernels." It goes on to say that the required minimum for module-init-tools is 0.9.10. Installed on my system is 3.1-pre2. There's no man page installed for this package, but doing a 'dpkg -L modutils-init-tools | grep doc' yields a pointer to the file '/usr/share/doc/module-init-tools/FAQ', which basically says that I should run generate-modutils.conf. No such binary is installed, but I found a file called /usr/share/doc/module-init-tools/examples/generate-modprobe.conf.gz that seems to be a script for doing this operation. I could not avoid seeing that is says not to put much trust in it... And after this comes ALSA config. Tried that before, and it was a nightmare. Will try again, but I have to have certain modules in place first. Every guide I found on that one wants you to install ALSA using modules, anyway. I try to RTFM to the best of my ability, but I'm stumped on this one for now. -- greetings, Inge Thorin Eidsæther blackwings NOSPAM at NOSPAM inbox dot com
