Re: LILO - System.map conflict

[Arcady Genkin <genkin@sympatico.ca>]

Wayne Topa <wtopa@mindspring.com> writes:

> > Apr 29 15:02:56 main kernel: Cannot find map file.
> > Apr 29 15:02:56 main kernel: Loaded 51 symbols from 4 modules.
> > Apr 29 15:02:56 main kernel: Linux version 2.2.6 (root@main) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 Tue Apr 20 22:43:57 EDT 1999 
> > Apr 29 15:02:56 main kernel: Detected 451034956 Hz processor.
> I do see these messages in the /var/log/kern.log files.  I have yet to
> find a problem because of them.  Thats what I am wondering about.  I
> have not lost any sleep over it, yet.  I look forward to hearing more
> discussion on this.  Any Kernel mavens around?

Here's how this changed after I copied the system map into the /boot
directory

Apr 30 08:43:45 main syslogd 1.3-3#31: restart.
Apr 30 08:43:45 main kernel: klogd 1.3-3#31, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Apr 30 08:43:46 main kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map
Apr 30 08:43:46 main kernel: Loaded 5723 symbols from /boot/System.map.
Apr 30 08:43:46 main kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.2.6.
Apr 30 08:43:46 main kernel: Loaded 51 symbols from 4 modules.
Apr 30 08:43:46 main kernel: Linux version 2.2.6 (root@main) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 Tue Apr 20 22:43:57 EDT 1999 
Apr 30 08:43:46 main kernel: Detected 451029794 Hz processor.

So it looks like the kernel *does* need this file. What's the function 
and why did it work without it?

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Arcady Genkin
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