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Re: How can I handle this situation?



On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 04:43:34PM -0600, Phil Sager wrote:
> In trying to set up iptables I get the following messages. Can someone
> please tell me what I have to do to correct it. Please don't tell me that I
> have to compile the kernel (unless you have to ;])
> 
> I have been trying to get a working copy of Debian Linux up for over a week.
> I have had everything working except ipchains in 2.2 and now iptables in
> 2.4. I can't get on the web to upgrade until I get these working, even
> though I can connetc to the net.
> 
> deb:/# iptables -L -v
> Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/modules.dep
> 
> deb:/# uname -a
> Linux deb 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i586 unknown
> 
> deb:/# modprobe ip_tables
> Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/modules.dep
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o:
> init_module: Device or resource busy
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
> invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> ip_tables failed
> 
> deb:/# iptables -L
> Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/modules.dep
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o:
> init_module: Device or resource busy
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
> invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> ip_tables failed
> iptables v1.2.6a: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables who?
> (do you need to insmod?)
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
> 
> I guess what I need is an answer to that last question Linux is asking.
> 
> Thanks in advance...I appreciate any and all help...

Gahhhhhhh...that's quite a mess.  As far as I know, the bf2.4 kernels DO
NOT iptables at all, so I'm not even sure where they came from....Why
not just install a 'proper' Debian kernel image and use that?  They're
(mostly) known to work, and come with anything you could possbily want
as a module (including all of iptables).

$ apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-<cpu>

And follow the instructions carefully, and you should be all set.

-- 
Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org>				http://ertius.org/

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