Thanks, It was in the modules file. I had not noticed that file, and I just checked, it is nowhwere in the docs I have. There was also a lot of unused stuff in the /lib/modules/2.0.3? directory.
I am beginning to realise that debian linux is not nearly as 'user unfriendly' as people make out. Ian ---------- > From: Jean Pierre LeJacq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Kernel and auto module loading. > Date: Sunday, 8 March 1998 12:26 > > On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Ian Perry wrote: > > > I have recompiled the kernel to 2.0.32 and disabled these modules as they > > were not needed. > > I did the usual make dep, make clean, make zImage, make modules, make > > modules_install, and copied the zImage file to /boot and created a symbolic > > pointer /vmlinuz ----> /boot/zImage, and reran LILO > > So far so good...and this works fine except... > > > > On bootup I still get loading modules smbfs, rarp > > plus /lib/modules/2.0.32/ivp4/rarp.0: unresolved symbol kfree_skb_R2cfc2375 > > /lib/modules/2.0.32/ipv4/rarp.o: unresolved symbol arp etc > > > > How do I stop the kernel from loading these modules at startup ? > > Just before doing the install, try moving /lib/modules/2.0.3? aside. > Then do the install. Run depmod -a both before and after rebooting. > You may also want to check your /etc/modules and /etc/modules.conf > files to see whats being preloaded. > > -- > Jean Pierre > > > > -- > E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
