upgrade to kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 levaes modules disabled
Using synaptic, I installed the above kernel-image and
rebooted. gdm failed to initialize the Xserver.
The /var/log/kernal.log contained:
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Jul 21 17:48:24 null kernel: klogd 1.4.1#16, log source = /proc/kmsg
started.
Jul 21 17:48:24 null kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.8-2-686
Jul 21 17:48:24 null kernel: Loaded 27391 symbols from
/boot/System.map-2.6.8-2-686.
Jul 21 17:48:24 null kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.8.
Jul 21 17:48:24 null kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules
not enabled.
Jul 21 17:48:24 null kernel: Linux version 2.6.8-2-686
(horms@tabatha.lab.ultramonkey.org) (
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After changing /etc/default/bootlogd to enable boot logging, the
/var/log/boot contained:
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Sat Jul 22 04:42:00 2006: System Clock set. System local time is now Sat
Jul 22 04:42:00 CDT 2006.
Sat Jul 22 04:42:00 2006: Cleaning up ifupdown...done.
Sat Jul 22 04:42:00 2006: Calculating module dependencies... done.
Sat Jul 22 04:42:03 2006: Loading modules...
Sat Jul 22 04:42:03 2006: usb-uhci
Sat Jul 22 04:42:03 2006: WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist line 7:
ignoring bad line starting with 'blacklist'
Sat Jul 22 04:42:03 2006: WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist line 10:
ignoring bad line starting with 'blacklist'
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I'm still able to boot with previous kernel:
and it still starts xserver OK with following in /var/log/kernel.log:
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Jul 21 13:29:57 null kernel: klogd 1.4.1#16, log source = /proc/kmsg
started.
Jul 21 13:29:57 null kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.18-bf2.4
Jul 21 13:29:58 null kernel: Loaded 19371 symbols from
/boot/System.map-2.4.18-bf2.4.
Jul 21 13:29:58 null kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.18.
Jul 21 13:29:58 null kernel: Loaded 373 symbols from 17 modules.
Jul 21 13:29:58 null kernel: Linux version 2.4.18-bf2.4 (root@zombie)
(gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)) #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28
CEST 2002
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How can I get 2.6.8 to boot with modules enabled?
TIA.
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