[ILUG] Debian 2.2 Module problems

[gary at netsoc.tcd.ie]

On Sun, Sep 10, 2000 at 05:17:05PM +0100, Leo Talbot wrote:
> I pulled down the kernel-source package (2.2.17), and used the Debian method
> (make-kpkg) to compile it. Installed the resulting .deb, ran lilo and 
> rebooted. The previous kernel (2.0.34) used loads of modules, but the new one
> uses practically none. Upon bootup, when the module dependencies are being
> determined, I get a load load of unresolved symbol errors, but _they're from
> older kernels_, e.g.
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.0.34/block/raid0.o
> 
> I've run update-modules, but that hasn't fixed the problem, it just gives the
> same messages, as does depmod -a. The machine is working fine, and isn't
> giving any trouble.
> 
> I suppose the real question is, why is it trying to load all those old 
> modules?

Ah right! Well I guess you could try this to start with (make sure you
don't need to load any modules to complete the steps)...
dpkg --purge modconf modutils
apt-get install modconf modutils

(is there an easier way to do this?) to make sure that all the
configuration scripts etc. for modutils are correct... then try running
update-modules again and see if that makes a difference?

Gary.

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