linux-next-20090220: insmod: -1 Invalid module format

linux-next-20090220: insmod: -1 Invalid module format

[Tetsuo Handa]

I can't load kernel module for linux-next-200902{18,19,20} .
linux-next-20090217 was OK.

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Linux version 2.6.29-rc5-next-20090220 (root@tomoyo) (gcc version 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1.2-42)) #2 SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 20 21:20:01 JST 2009
(...snipped...)
Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting
Mounting proc filesystem
Mounting sysfs filesystem
Creating /dev
Creating initial device nodes
Setting up hotplug.
Creating block device nodes.
Loading usbcore.ko module
insmod: error inserting '/lib/usbcore.ko': -1 Invalid module format
Loading ehci-hcd.ko module
(...snipped...)
insmod: error inserting '/lib/ide-gd_mod.ko': -1 Invalid module format
Waiting for driver initialization.
stabilized: open /proc/scsi/scsi: No such file or directory
Scanning and configuring dmraid supported devices
Creating root device.
Mounting root filesystem.
mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
Setting up other filesystems.
Setting up new root fs
setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
no fstab.sys, mounting internal defaults
setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory
Switching to new root and running init.
unmounting old /dev
unmounting old /proc
unmounting old /sys
switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
init used greatest stack depth: 1344 bytes left
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
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Config is at http://I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp/tmp/config-next-20090220

Regards.

Re: linux-next-20090220: insmod: -1 Invalid module format

[richard kennedy]

Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> I can't load kernel module for linux-next-200902{18,19,20} .
> linux-next-20090217 was OK.
> 
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> Linux version 2.6.29-rc5-next-20090220 (root@tomoyo) (gcc version 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1.2-42)) #2 SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 20 21:20:01 JST 2009
> (...snipped...)
> Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting
> Mounting proc filesystem
> Mounting sysfs filesystem
> Creating /dev
> Creating initial device nodes
> Setting up hotplug.
> Creating block device nodes.
> Loading usbcore.ko module
> insmod: error inserting '/lib/usbcore.ko': -1 Invalid module format
> Loading ehci-hcd.ko module
> (...snipped...)
> insmod: error inserting '/lib/ide-gd_mod.ko': -1 Invalid module format
> Waiting for driver initialization.
> stabilized: open /proc/scsi/scsi: No such file or directory
> Scanning and configuring dmraid supported devices
> Creating root device.
> Mounting root filesystem.
> mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
> Setting up other filesystems.
> Setting up new root fs
> setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
> no fstab.sys, mounting internal defaults
> setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
> setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory
> Switching to new root and running init.
> unmounting old /dev
> unmounting old /proc
> unmounting old /sys
> switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
> init used greatest stack depth: 1344 bytes left
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
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> 
> Config is at http://I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp/tmp/config-next-20090220
> 
> Regards.

I've just had the same problem.

It seems to be CONFIG_MODVERSIONS that causes this problem. I unset it
in my config & everything works now. I see that you've got it set as
well, so you could try removing it.

regards
Richard

Re: linux-next-20090220: insmod: -1 Invalid module format

[Tetsuo Handa]

richard kennedy wrote:
> Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> > I can't load kernel module for linux-next-200902{18,19,20} .
> > linux-next-20090217 was OK.
> 
> I've just had the same problem.
> 
> It seems to be CONFIG_MODVERSIONS that causes this problem. I unset it
> in my config & everything works now. I see that you've got it set as
> well, so you could try removing it.
> 
Changing CONFIG_MODVERSIONS to N solved the problem.

Thank you.