On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 05:37:28PM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > I just built a custom kernel and modules, and got a bunch of errors > about unresolved symbols errors from depmod: > > # dpkg -i alsa-modules-2.4.24advncdfs_1.0.2c-2+rb.2_i386.deb > i2c-2.4.24advncdfs_2.8.1-1+rb.2_i386.deb > lm-sensors-2.4.24advncdfs_2.8.1-2+rb.2_i386.deb > Selecting previously deselected package alsa-modules-2.4.24advncdfs. > (Reading database ... 208972 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking alsa-modules-2.4.24advncdfs (from > alsa-modules-2.4.24advncdfs_1.0.2c-2+rb.2_i386.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package i2c-2.4.24advncdfs. > Unpacking i2c-2.4.24advncdfs (from i2c-2.4.24advncdfs_2.8.1-1+rb.2_i386.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package lm-sensors-2.4.24advncdfs. > Unpacking lm-sensors-2.4.24advncdfs (from > lm-sensors-2.4.24advncdfs_2.8.1-2+rb.2_i386.deb) ... > Setting up alsa-modules-2.4.24advncdfs (1.0.2c-2+rb.2) ... > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in > /lib/modules/2.4.24advncdfs/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.o > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.24advncdfs/kernel/crypto/deflate.o > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.24advncdfs/kernel/crypto/tcrypt.o > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in > /lib/modules/2.4.24advncdfs/kernel/drivers/block/floppy.o [etc]
This was caused by depmod -a 2.4.24advncdfs in the alsa postinst script. The good news is that things were fine once I booted into the new kernel. Why depmod complained in the old one remains a mystery. When I did depmod with -e, the error symbols reported included lots of devfs related ones. Possibly they were all from devfs, though that wasn't obvious from the names. I enabled devfs in the new kernel; it was absent in the old. Why that should cause trouble, given that depmod was pointed at the new libs, I don't know. Although if it was using the new modules and the old kernel, I guess that would do it. I opened a bug on alsa-source about this, though it's probably more a depmod issue. I don't have the number yet; subject is "alsa-source: depmod -a reports freak out for new kernel". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
