Bug#60887: pcmcia modules and other things

[karlheg@bittersweet.inetarena.com (Karl M. Hegbloom)]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Browne <rbrowne@alphalink.com.au> writes:

    Robert> Hi,
    Robert> Randolph Chung scribbled out these words:
    >> > I requested not to install any modules. When i exited module screen,
    >> > it still copied all the modules from drivers.tgz
    >> 
    >> not a bug -- modules are always copied onto your harddisk.

    Robert> Fair enough, but one of the last steps should delete the modules from
    Robert> /lib/modules/2.2.x/. Because of the dependancy errors on bootup, also
    Robert> I requested no modules to be installed.

    >> > At the screen after
    >> > where do you want to install from, it displayed the error message:
    >> > LOOP_SET_FD bad file descripter.
    >> 
    >> which source did you choose?

    Robert> harddisk, /dev/hdb1 ext2. this had the 2 *.tgz and 2 *.bin files.
    Robert> Note: used rescue and root floppies to start the install and the rescue
    Robert> disk had a new kernel I compiled.

 This is why there are unresolved symbols.  Your kernel no longer
 matches the modules on the driver floppies.

 We need an easy way for folks to make drivers.tgz
 disks... instructions for doing it by hand at the very least.  Also,
 perhaps we should allow them to NOT install drivers, I guess.