Re: problem to load NLS charset cp437(nls_cp437) and others

[Hans Ekbrand <haek@hem.passagen.se>]

> On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 10:21:03AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: 
> > I looked at /lib/modules/2.0.36/fs/ and the files nls_cp437.o and
> > nls_iso8859_1.o are there, as are several files with similar names,
> > could these two be currupted?
> > 
> > I read the man modconf as you suggested, but I don't know if I
> > really understood. /etc/modules holds the following entries:
> > 
> > vfat
> > lp
> > serial
> > sg
> > ppp
> 
> Judging from the above you are using a 2.0.x kernel and I'm guessing
> you are mounting a Windows/DOS parition at boot.  As the 2.0 kerneld
> kernel module loader is started later in the boot process than
> mounting all your partitions, you get these warnings when your try to
> mount a FAT partition (it needs them to translate filenames, etc).
> You can fix this by adding the Native Language/Codepage support you
> need directly by simply listing them in /etc/modules.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Ian.
> 
I inserted nls_cp437 and nls_iso8859_1 in /etc/modules as you suggested and it worked!

Thanks alot!

Hans

PS. You were perfectly right on my kernel and boot partitions.