2003-03-23 05:59:49

by Michael Frank

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Subject: kernel 2.5.65/modutils 2.4.21/tools 0.9.10: /etc/modules.conf ignored?

Hello,

- I have installed the above and encounter that all aliases in
/etc/modules.conf don't work with 2.4.65. The same system is ok
with 2.4.21-pre5.

- Setups tried include RH 7.3 and 8.094, MDK 9.1pre.

- excerpt from /etc/modules.conf
alias eth0 eepro100
alias char-major-10-135 rtc

- Aliases can't be probed

modprobe eth0
Fatal: module eth0 not found
modprobe char-major-10-135
Fatal: module char-major-10-135 not found

- Modules can be probed:

modprobe eepro100
(ok)
modprobe rtc
(ok)

Driver works after restarting network


What did I miss? Thank you for your input

Michael


2003-03-23 13:24:53

by Felipe Alfaro Solana

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Subject: Re: kernel 2.5.65/modutils 2.4.21/tools 0.9.10: /etc/modules.conf ignored?

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Frank <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:09:34 +0800
To: [email protected]
Subject: kernel 2.5.65/modutils 2.4.21/tools 0.9.10: /etc/modules.conf ignored?

> - I have installed the above and encounter that all aliases in
> /etc/modules.conf don't work with 2.4.65. The same system is ok
> with 2.4.21-pre5.

Uh? Are you using Rusty's latest 2.5.x modutils? If so,
/etc/modules.conf has been superseded by /etc/modprobe.conf.
Take a look at modutils configuration and extra utils, as there is
a tools used to automatically migrate from modules.conf to
modprobe.conf.

I haven't had problems wirh module aliases. For example,
iso9660 is called isofs in 2.5, so I set up an alias for this
module.

Felipe

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2003-03-23 14:37:27

by Michael Frank

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Subject: Re: kernel 2.5.65/modutils 2.4.21/tools 0.9.10: /etc/modules.conf ignored?

Felipe,

Thank you very much for this input. I use rusty's latest modutils and rpmbuild those from SRPM never seing the documentation hidden in .

For those who might have the same problem, I found info in module-init-tools-0.9.10/README available from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules

It is working now.

Thank you you again,
Michael

On Sunday 23 March 2003 21:35, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Frank <[email protected]>
> Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:09:34 +0800
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: kernel 2.5.65/modutils 2.4.21/tools 0.9.10:
> /etc/modules.conf ignored?
>
> > - I have installed the above and encounter that all aliases
> > in /etc/modules.conf don't work with 2.4.65. The same system
> > is ok with 2.4.21-pre5.
>
> Uh? Are you using Rusty's latest 2.5.x modutils? If so,
> /etc/modules.conf has been superseded by /etc/modprobe.conf.
> Take a look at modutils configuration and extra utils, as
> there is a tools used to automatically migrate from
> modules.conf to modprobe.conf.
>
> I haven't had problems wirh module aliases. For example,
> iso9660 is called isofs in 2.5, so I set up an alias for this
> module.
>
> Felipe