Re: modules problems with 2.6.0

From: Randy.Dunlap (rddunlap@osdl.org)
Date: Tue Jul 15 2003 - 17:22:57 EST


On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:09:19 -0500 Fernando Sanchez <fsanchez@mail.usfq.edu.ec> wrote:

| Hi,
|
| I've been trying to get 2.6.0 to work, I've enabled modules support, but
| I get this error on my logs:
|
| Jul 15 15:38:36 Darakemba kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel
| modules not enabled.
|
| Is there any thing like a new modutils that should be used with 2.6.x
| family?

Yes, they are at
  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/

Also, a summary of 2.5/2.6 changes is very worthwhile reading. See:
  http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/post-halloween-2.5.txt
for which config options that you really need to enable.

| The kernel does boot, but not having any modules I can't do much, and
| also, I never get to really see the messages on screen, on logs I have
| this line:
|
| Jul 15 15:38:36 Darakemba kernel: Video mode to be used for restore is ffff
|
| What does it mean?

Dunno. Anyone?

| I disabled all the framebuffer things so I can just use vga, on lilo,
| vga mode is set to normal, but still can't see anything.

--
~Randy
| http://developer.osdl.org/rddunlap/ | http://www.xenotime.net/linux/ |
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