Quoting Glyn Millington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:10:40AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: > >> On boot up I get messages relating to several modules eg > >> > >> lp modprobe can't locate module lp..... > >> ppp modprobe can't locate module ppp > > > > > When you rebuilt your kernel, you built these things into the kernel > > instead of keeping them as external modules, but modules.conf didn't > > get told about it, so your system is still trying to load the modules > > it no longer needs. I just ignore it, but you should be able to get > > rid of the messages by updating the files in /etc/modutils/ and then > > running update-modules. > > Great! Many thanks for this - its been puzzling me for some time. Can I > add another question - how _should_ modules.conf be told about it?
You've probably got modules listed in /etc/modules that you no longer need as you've built them in. This file got written when you originally installed Debian, and must be maintained manually. /etc/modutils/modules.conf can contain all sorts of redundant info without any noticeable effects. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
