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Re: Modules, modprobe, and 2.4.1 kernel



Have you installed the latest modutils?

Greetz,
Sebastiaan


On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Dean A. Roman wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
>    I recently configured, compiled, and installed the 2.4.1 kernel.  So
> far things are going ok with it.
> 
> However, modprobe has stopped working correctly, and can't find any
> modules.
> 
> I looked in /lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/drivers/net .... and found drivers
> (3c509.o) for the modules I am trying to load, however modprobe can't
> find them.
> If I go into the /lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/drivers/net  directory and
> use "insmod 3c509.o", then insmod will load the module.
> 
> Why can't modprobe find my modules any more?  It worked fine on my older
> 2.0.36 and 2.2.14 kernels?
> What do I need to do to tell modprobe where to find the new modules?
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give!
> 
> ---Dean Roman  (Email - droman@chattycow.com)
> 
> 
> 
> 



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