Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261972AbUKHRPz (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:15:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261855AbUKHRPT (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:15:19 -0500 Received: from colino.net ([213.41.131.56]:6910 "EHLO paperstreet.colino.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261959AbUKHQ5L (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 11:57:11 -0500 Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 17:56:38 +0100 From: Colin Leroy To: linux-os@analogic.com Cc: Linux kernel Subject: Re: insmod module-loading errors, Linux-2.6.9 Message-ID: <20041108175638.2b3da7b3.colin.lkml@colino.net> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12cvs141.1 (GTK+ 2.4.0; i686-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 660 Lines: 19 On 08 Nov 2004 at 10h11, linux-os wrote: Hi, > Please restore the "-f" parameter passed to insmod. It > was there for a very good reason. This allows one > who encounters the module-loading error while installing > the kernel to force the module loading. In this way, the > correct modules are used to generate the new `initrd` image. Wouldn't using the EXTRAVERSION field save you from such hassles? -- Colin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/