Upgrading 2.4 to 2.6 kernel problems

[Jaap Haitsma <jaap@haitsma.org>]

Hi,

I upgraded my unstable system from kernel 2.4.25 to 2.6.4.
I still have a couple of minor problems.

1. After the kernel has booted and init is running when modprobe is 
trying to insert drivers it is complaining all the time about a whole 
list of drivers which already have been loaded. This is true but I don't 
see why modprobe should complain all the time and produce a list of 
around ten drivers which already have been loaded. So I guess there is 
something wrong with my setup. Should I install more stuff then the only 
the kernel image? For the 2.4 kernels for example there is the package
kernel-pcmcia-modules and I run Debian on a laptop with PCMCIA and a 
wireless card.

2. Just after loading all the modules the screen dims and characters 
turn from white to dark gray, which is very hard to read and all my 
virtual consoles are dimmed.

Thanks

Jaap



Jaap