hi, I am no expert, but did you compile the kernel recently and forget to do make modules_install? make sure that the file _is_ missing. if the whole directory "2.4.21-rc1" is missing in /lib/modules then you definately forgot that step. hth, ajay
-----Original Message----- From: dylan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 3:01 AM To: debian ppc Subject: strange modprobe messages Hi- on my 2 ppc machines i have noticed something strange over the past few days: in /var/log/{daemon.log, syslog} i am getting the following messages from modprobe in irregular intervals: May 14 23:19:09 cmn modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.21-rc1/modules.dep (No such file or directory) May 14 23:24:32 cmn modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.21-rc1/modules.dep (No such file or directory) May 14 23:27:05 cmn modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.21-rc1/modules.dep (No such file or directory) anyone know what might be causing this... i am pretty sure that it hasn't been happening that long... thanks in advance, dylan -- "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." -Albert Einstein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]