Strange...I'm not sure what's wrong. Typically, the error you report indicates a problem with the module (usually the result of a corrupted download or similar), but it sounds like you tried various methods of downloading with similar results. The strange error (can't handle section followed by "success") is symptomatic of the insmod command provided with busybox...the wierd section number typically indicative of file corruption.
I don't have any SMC based NIC's, but get the following results when trying to install the modules on my Dachstein-CD based system: tempest: -root- # cd /mnt/lib/modules/net/ tempest: -root- # insmod 8390.o Using 8390.o tempest: -root- # insmod wd.o Using wd.o insmod: init_module: wd: Device or resource busy tempest: -root- # ls -l wd.o -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7356 Dec 1 2001 wd.o It looks to me like the wd.o module is loading OK, but can't find the card (no suprise there!), so it exits. Make sure your module is exactly 7356 bytes long, as indicated above, to verify your file isn't corrupted. You could also try installing the wd.o module with no SMC cards in the system, and see if your results match mine...if you're still getting the wierd section # error with no card installed, I'd say it's almost guaranteed you have a file corruption problem, likely CR/LF translation when downloading...note that IE automatically selects the download type (ignoring mime-type information from the file-server), and with small module files (which contain various text, and not a lot of code) can get confused and think the file-type is text instead of binary. Try downloading with Netscape/Mozilla, http-get or rsync (both available for Leaf, and the executable elf file format doesn't tend to confuse IE's file-type detction the way the .o module format can), or some other method, if possible. Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) ----- Original Message ----- From: "matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 12:43 PM Subject: [leaf-user] insmod problem "can't handle sections of type..." Hi everyone, I've been a happy user of LRP for many years now without a single problem. since the distro that i was using didn't have a name (like matterhorn, dachstein, etc.) it was sad, and i decided it was time to upgrade. I downloaded dachstein and the module for my nic's (wd-based smc's). feeling quite secure i inserted wd.o and 8390.o into modules.lrp and set them to load. but there's a problem. 8390 seems to load without a problem, but insmod reports errors after loading wd.o....the errors are as follows: "Can't handle sections of type 720896" and "Could not load module: Success" I've never seen either of these errors before. I've re-downloaded and re-built modules.lrp and even the whole disk image from the "stock" image on the site (i had changed quite a lot before the first boot). even with the clean image these errors persist on three different test machines. Please help! I'm stumped. thank you, -Matt ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
