Now why didn't I think of that. Ok, I ran update-modules, depmod -a and depmod couldn't open /lib/modules/2.4.19-5um/modules.dep for writing. So I check to see what I have in /lib/modules and it is 2.4.21-1um. How did that happen? Quoting Hans Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Is that file there? Try update-modules and depmod -a and see if that > helps. > > * Brent Thomson [Wed, 17 Sep 2003 at 20:56 -0600] > <quote> > > This is Glen's message, but he's having problems sending it. > > > > So thanx to Hans Fugal, I have a Debian user mode linux filesystem. In > > my haste, I told Hans not to set up networking. I assured him I could > > set it up. However, I'm getting some jacked up errors. I set up the host > > machine with a tap0 device(as per the UML networking instructions), then > > when I fire up UML, and type: > > # ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.254 up > > The following errors occur: > > > > modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file > > /lib/modules/2.4.19-5um/modules.dep (No such file or directory) > > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > > modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file > > /lib/modules/2.4.19-5um/modules.dep (No such file or directory) > > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > > modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file > > /lib/modules/2.4.19-5um/modules.dep (No such file or directory) > > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > > > > I'm not exactly sure what to do now. Is there some kind of inconsistency > > with the UML rpm I installed and the filesystem? Any help is > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > ____________________ > > BYU Unix Users Group > > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > </quote> > > -- > Hans Fugal | De gustibus non disputandum est. > http://hans.fugal.net/ | Debian, vim, mutt, ruby, text, gpg > http://gdmxml.fugal.net/ | WindowMaker, gaim, UTF-8, RISC, JS Bach > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > GnuPG Fingerprint: 6940 87C5 6610 567F 1E95 CB5E FC98 E8CD E0AA D460 > -- ------------------------------------------ Glen Wagley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible." -Alan Kay ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
