Re: Can't find modules - but they work
On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > You've probably got modules listed in /etc/modules that you no longer > need as you've built them in. This file got written when you > originally installed Debian, and must be maintained manually. > > /etc/modutils/modules.conf can contain all sorts of redundant info > without any noticeable effects. Many thanks - problem solved ;-) Glyn -- so here we are then http://members.tripod.co.uk/Christchurch2000uk Running Debian/Gnu Linux 3:29pm up 3:47, 3 users, load average: 0.21, 0.41, 0.39
Re: Can't find modules - but they work
Quoting Glyn Millington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:10:40AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: > >> On boot up I get messages relating to several modules eg > >> > >> lp modprobe can't locate module lp. > >> ppp modprobe can't locate module ppp > > > > > When you rebuilt your kernel, you built these things into the kernel > > instead of keeping them as external modules, but modules.conf didn't > > get told about it, so your system is still trying to load the modules > > it no longer needs. I just ignore it, but you should be able to get > > rid of the messages by updating the files in /etc/modutils/ and then > > running update-modules. > > Great! Many thanks for this - its been puzzling me for some time. Can I > add another question - how _should_ modules.conf be told about it? You've probably got modules listed in /etc/modules that you no longer need as you've built them in. This file got written when you originally installed Debian, and must be maintained manually. /etc/modutils/modules.conf can contain all sorts of redundant info without any noticeable effects. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
Re: Can't find modules - but they work
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 06:11:37PM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: > Great! Many thanks for this - its been puzzling me for some time. Can I > add another question - how _should_ modules.conf be told about it? Edit the files in /etc/modutils/ and run update-modules to rebuild modules.conf. If you edit it by hand, you'll get warnings in your syslog until the next reboot, at which point I _think_ it will be rebuilt from /etc/modutils/ and your changes will be lost. -- That's not gibberish... It's Linux. - Byers, The Lone Gunmen Geek Code 3.1: GCS d? s+: a- C++ UL++$ P++>+++ L+++> E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI D G e* h+ r y+
Re: Can't find modules - but they work
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:10:40AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: >> On boot up I get messages relating to several modules eg >> >> lp modprobe can't locate module lp. >> ppp modprobe can't locate module ppp > > When you rebuilt your kernel, you built these things into the kernel > instead of keeping them as external modules, but modules.conf didn't > get told about it, so your system is still trying to load the modules > it no longer needs. I just ignore it, but you should be able to get > rid of the messages by updating the files in /etc/modutils/ and then > running update-modules. Great! Many thanks for this - its been puzzling me for some time. Can I add another question - how _should_ modules.conf be told about it? Glyn -- so here we are then http://members.tripod.co.uk/Christchurch2000uk Running Debian/Gnu Linux 6:09pm up 8:45, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.10, 0.22
Re: Can't find modules - but they work
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:10:40AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: > On boot up I get messages relating to several modules eg > > lp modprobe can't locate module lp. > ppp modprobe can't locate module ppp > > But something is finding them because I can prnt and send you this post > without any trouble. Clearly there is something wrong with my kernel > compiling technique - though I thought that I had doe it "the Debian > way". Can anyone put me right? When you rebuilt your kernel, you built these things into the kernel instead of keeping them as external modules, but modules.conf didn't get told about it, so your system is still trying to load the modules it no longer needs. I just ignore it, but you should be able to get rid of the messages by updating the files in /etc/modutils/ and then running update-modules. -- That's not gibberish... It's Linux. - Byers, The Lone Gunmen Geek Code 3.1: GCS d? s+: a- C++ UL++$ P++>+++ L+++> E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI D G e* h+ r y+
