On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 09:37:13AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 09:22:54AM -0500, DvB wrote: | > My last apt-get upgrade tried to upgrade modutils and then bombed with | > the following message: | > | > Setting up modutils (2.4.10-3) ... | > depmod: Unexpected value (20) in '/lib/modules/2.4.9-686/kernel/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.o' for ieee1394_device_size | > It is likely that the kernel structure has changed, if so then | > you probably need a new version of modutils to handle this kernel. | > Check linux/Documentation/Changes. | > dpkg: error processing modutils (--configure): | > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 | > Setting up bsdgames (2.12-9) ... | > | > Errors were encountered while processing: | > modutils | > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) | > | > | > ... or maybe I need a new version of kernel to handle this modutils? :-) | > | > Does this mean it's expecting me to have upgraded my kernel to 2.4.10? | | I don't think this can be the case, because I've had the same problem running | the 2.4.10 kernel. I just deleted the file it mentioned and it works all right | for now, but I'm thinking that's not a good permanent solution : ).
If you don't use firewire, and aren't going to, then you have no need for the module anyways. I didn't have any problems upgrading just now. I have a custom 2.4.8 kernel though (2.4.10 wouldn't compile, haven't tried any newer ones yet). -D
