Re: modutils won't install on testing

[dman <dsh8290@rit.edu>]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 09:37:13AM -0600, danielt@ee.byu.edu wrote:
| On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 09:22:54AM -0500, DvB wrote:
| > My last apt-get upgrade tried to upgrade modutils and then bombed with
| > the following message:
| > 
| > Setting up modutils (2.4.10-3) ...
| > depmod: Unexpected value (20) in '/lib/modules/2.4.9-686/kernel/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.o' for ieee1394_device_size
| >         It is likely that the kernel structure has changed, if so then
| >         you probably need a new version of modutils to handle this kernel.
| >         Check linux/Documentation/Changes.
| > dpkg: error processing modutils (--configure):
| >  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
| > Setting up bsdgames (2.12-9) ...
| > 
| > Errors were encountered while processing:
| >  modutils
| > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
| > 
| > 
| > ... or maybe I need a new version of kernel to handle this modutils? :-)
| > 
| > Does this mean it's expecting me to have upgraded my kernel to 2.4.10?
| 
| I don't think this can be the case, because I've had the same problem running
| the 2.4.10 kernel. I just deleted the file it mentioned and it works all right
| for now, but I'm thinking that's not a good permanent solution : ).

If you don't use firewire, and aren't going to, then you have no need
for the module anyways.

I didn't have any problems upgrading just now.  I have a custom 2.4.8
kernel though (2.4.10 wouldn't compile, haven't tried any newer ones
yet).

-D