On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Ray Olszewski wrote: > At 09:11 AM 11/6/2003 -0800, Ravi Kumar Munnangi wrote: > >Hello, > > > > I have just now installed RedHat Linux 8.0 on my > >system. It has the Real Tek RTL-8139, SMC EZ Card. > > > > After ifup eth0, it gave the message, > > > > modprobe:Can't open dependencies file > >/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/modules.dep(No such file or > >directory) > > > > <snip> > > Finally ... 2.2.14 is a very old Linux kernel ... it is not even an > up-to-date 2.2.x. Distros do still use these old 2.2.x kernels for their > install disks (Debian does, anyway, and I'm not really surprised that an > older Red Hat does too). But they are not really meant for production > systems. You should look into installing via rpm whatever 2.4.x Linux > kernel is currently available in Red Hat ... either just install the > pre-made image or compile a custom kernel locally, as you prefer. This may > be the real solution to your problem. > My (rather unlearned) assumption here is that this individual is trying to use a non-standard kernel. I really don't know for sure what kernel RH 8 uses, but I seriously doubt it's 2.2.14: that's the kernel from RH 6.2, if memory serves. So, to the initial poster: have you loaded a different kernel, like maybe the one from RH 6.2 on this machine to take the place of the RH 8 kernel? If you did, this is likely where the problem lies: the machine needs modules that were compiled for the running kernel. If you want, or need, to run the 2.2.14 kernel, you'll also need to get, or compile, the modules for that kernel. Switching back to the standard RH 8 kernel - if you've loaded a different one in its place - could resolve the problem in the simplest fashion.
Just the thoughts of an uppity newbie, James - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
