I have a potato (i386) system (updated today). About a month ago I built myself a 2.2.14 kernel.
I just learned today why kerneld keeps getting started, I have no /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe. I finally figured out that the examples directing text into various /proc files relies on the fact that they ALREADY exist (as opposed to CREATING them). So what do I do to create /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe ? Thanks hunter