Re: modules not found after kernel recompile

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On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:47:28 +0200, "Wim De Smet" <kromagg@gmail.com>
said:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:34:52 +0200, blackwings@inbox.com
> <blackwings@inbox.com> wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > I have recently upgraded my Debian system (running testing)
> > from kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4 to 2.7.1 by following the standard
> > method of kernel compilation detailed on the following site:
> > 
> > www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html
> > 
> > When I restart, boot messages fly by saying 'FATAL: module <name> not
> > found'
> > I then edit /etc/modules, commenting out the lines, and restart again,
> > this time not seeing any such messages.
> > 
> > [snip further info]
> 
> The 2.6 kernels use upgraded modutils, they are in the package
> module-init-tools. You should've read the README before compiling, it
> usually contains stuff like that...
> 
> greets,
> Wim

Hi Wim

I did read the kernel README file. It does NOT mention 
modutils-init-tools at all. However the referenced kernel 
compilation HOWTO at at above mentioned URL stated in 
no unclear terms that modutils-init-tools was to be 
installed prior to compilation, which is what I did. 

Also, /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes says the following:

"A new module loader is now in the kernel that requires 
module-init-tools to use.  It is backward compatible with 
the 2.4.x series kernels."

It goes on to say that the required minimum for module-init-tools 
is 0.9.10. Installed on my system is 3.1-pre2.

There's no man page installed for this package, but doing a 
'dpkg -L modutils-init-tools | grep doc' yields a pointer to
the file '/usr/share/doc/module-init-tools/FAQ', which basically 
says that I should run generate-modutils.conf.

No such binary is installed, but I found a file called 
/usr/share/doc/module-init-tools/examples/generate-modprobe.conf.gz
that seems to be a script for doing this operation. 
I could not avoid seeing that is says not to put much trust in it...

And after this comes ALSA config. 
Tried that before, and it was a nightmare.
Will try again, but I have to have certain 
modules in place first. Every guide I found 
on that one wants you to install ALSA using 
modules, anyway.

I try to RTFM to the best of my ability, 
but I'm stumped on this one for now.

--

greetings,

Inge Thorin Eidsæther
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