Re: moving to the 2.6 kernel?
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 02:22:07 -0700, Paul Scott wrote:
> Jules Dubois wrote:
>
>>I installed kernel-image-2.6.6-2-k7. I get lots of error during boot;
>>[...]
>>attempt to load a module fails with a "/lib/modules: read-only filesystem"
>>error.
>>
> I have installed 2.6.6-2-386 (for k6-2?) and have the same problem.
> Moreover the error messages refer to /lib/modules/2.6.6-1-386/...
I don't recall a mismatch between the Debian version of my kernel and the
module errors.
> I don't want to spend the time to build a new kernel right now and I
> have spent quite a bit of time Googling, searching this list and reading
> kernel-docs.
How about a pragmatic approach. Which takes more time: searching
Google, list archives, and kernel documentation; or building a custom
kernel?
> Is there a way to fix this with a stock kernel.
I spent a few hours on my problem. I'm not an expert on modules and I
know little about initrd, so I simply built a new kernel and rebooted. It
booted the first time.
> Is there a better choice than 386 for AMD K6-II?
Isn't the K6-II an i686? (I don't know what difference it would make.)
> Is there more information I can provide?
I see that there are no bugs filed against your 386 package. I take this
to mean that something about the configuration of your system and my
system is improper.
Do you get two warning (or error) messages when you installed the package,
saying cpio was unable to find:
/etc/modprobe.conf
/lib/modules/modprobe.conf
If your kernel won't boot properly, I think it's safe to remove and
reinstall the package to check for the error messages.
> This is on sid.
Same here.
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