kernel 2.6 problems (1): "No module symbols loaded"

[Matt Price <matt.price@utoronto.ca>]

hi folks,

trying desperately to get (any!) 2.6 kernel to work on my main machine
(mac, powerpc).  scsi and usb support seem to be terminally broken,
and since I have scsi disks and usb keyboard/mouse, that makes it
pretty hard to use my computer.  

in trying to diagnose the problem, I note this message in
/var/log/messages:

Mar 28 17:13:16 matts-mac kernel: Loaded 37279 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.11-20050328-02-fb-attempt.
Mar 28 17:13:16 matts-mac kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.11.
Mar 28 17:13:16 matts-mac kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.
Mar 28 17:13:16 matts-mac kernel:  rcvd

I've looked in my config and there are CLEARLY modules configured in
the kernel; moreover, kernel loading and unloading is also
configured.  so any explanation of what else might generate this
error?

thanks,

matt

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