linux-kernel Cannot determine dependencies of module piix

[Lance <molecularbiophysics@gmail.com>]

Dear all

I  get the message "Cannot determine dependencies of module piix"
while running mkinitrd. My apologies that this might me a very
"newbie" question. (until now I have compiled upto 2.6.11.12 without
any problems.

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# make bzImage
# make modules
#make modules_install
# mkinitrd -k vmlinuz-2.6.12-custom -i initrd-2.6.12-custom  -b /boot
-s 1280x800
Root device:    /dev/hda6 (mounted on / as reiserfs)
Module list:    piix reiserfs

Kernel image:   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-custom
Initrd image:   /boot/initrd-2.6.12-custom
Shared libs:    lib/ld-2.3.4.so lib/libblkid.so.1.0 lib/libc.so.6
lib/libselinux.so.1 lib/libuuid.so.1.2
Cannot determine dependencies of module piix. Is modules.dep up to date?
Driver modules:
none
Filesystem modules:     kernel/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.ko
Including:      klibc initramfs udev fsck.reiserfs
Bootsplash:     Linux (1280x800)
5696 blocks
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The config file: 
http://www.geocities.com/whyagaintango/config.txt

How do I check "Is modules.dep up to date"

Many thanks
Lance