From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264487AbTLZFKJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Dec 2003 00:10:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264492AbTLZFKJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Dec 2003 00:10:09 -0500 Received: from [64.65.177.98] ([64.65.177.98]:11766 "EHLO mail.pacrimopen.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264487AbTLZFKD (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Dec 2003 00:10:03 -0500 Subject: Re: 2.6.0 problems From: Joshua Schmidlkofer To: dan@eglifamily.dnsalias.net Cc: Eric , Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1072415388.27022.214.camel@menion.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 21:09:48 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2003-12-25 at 17:07, dan@eglifamily.dnsalias.net wrote: > On Thu, 25 Dec 2003, Eric wrote: > > > On Thursday 25 December 2003 02:57 pm, dan@eglifamily.dnsalias.net wrote: > > > I grabbed the 2.6.0 code yesterday. But when I tried to compile a > > > modular kernel, I got a *LOT* of unresolved symbols in the modules. I'm > > > attaching the stderr output from depmod's run of make modules_install. > > I had this problem with a RH9 install. Instead of modutils, upgrade the the > > latest module-init-tools from ftp://kernel.org. > > The problem is that most of the module loading code has been moved from > > userspace to kernel code to make module loading more portable. Be sure to > > follow the upgrade instructions carefully. If done correctly it will keep > > your old modutils in case you load a 2.4.x kernel and will default to the new > > module-init-tools for 2.6.x kernels. > > I'll try that, thanks! > > Any ideas on the blank screen issue? > > --- Dan I took module-init-tools out of Redhat Severn beta, and I upgraded init scripts, ethtool, and module-init-tools at the same time, it worked vary nicely. -- VB programmers ask why no one takes them seriously, it's somewhat akin to a McDonalds manager asking employees why they don't take their 'career' seriously.