Modules not being found with 2.4.0 on a 486 based box

Modules not being found with 2.4.0 on a 486 based box

[C Sanjayan Rosenmund]

Please cc: me as well, as I'm on to many lists as is. . .

Irecently built 2.4.0 on two diferent x486 PCs and neither of them
recognised the new module directory structure found in the 2.4.x
kernels.  I did not have this problem on the Pentium and better
machines that I built this same kernel on.  I got around the problem
by making a symlink from where the module actually was
(/lib/modules/2.4.0/kernel/drivers/net/) to where the system was
looking for it (/lib/modules/2.4.0/net/) and all is well. . .for now. 
I was wondering if there was any light that could be shed on why this
might happen?  I have only found this to be a problem on 486s,
everything bigger has worked fine.  Details below:
Feature		Working		Not Wotking
Processor	Pentium +	486 (486DX2-66, 486DX-50)
Distrobution	Debian unstable	Debian stable (unstable caused other
problems)
RAM		16Mb +		16Mb +
Hdd size	1Gb +		540Mb +
Modules involved Any		network cards (that is all I was using)

More info can be provided if needed.  This is low priority, I was
wondering if you had any ideas why (or how to get around it, other
than my solution).

Thank you all for your time, and for producing a kernel that is worth
all this work <grin>.

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C Sanjayan Rosenmund
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Re: Modules not being found with 2.4.0 on a 486 based box

[Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer]

You need to install a recent version of modutils (at least 2.4.0) because
the directory structure changed as you noticed it and the new modutils are
able to deal with that.

gnuman0@pacbell.net (C Sanjayan Rosenmund) writes:
> Please cc: me as well, as I'm on to many lists as is. . .
> 
> Irecently built 2.4.0 on two diferent x486 PCs and neither of them
> recognised the new module directory structure found in the 2.4.x
> kernels.  I did not have this problem on the Pentium and better
> machines that I built this same kernel on.  I got around the problem
> by making a symlink from where the module actually was
> (/lib/modules/2.4.0/kernel/drivers/net/) to where the system was
> looking for it (/lib/modules/2.4.0/net/) and all is well. . .for now. 
> I was wondering if there was any light that could be shed on why this
> might happen?  I have only found this to be a problem on 486s,
> everything bigger has worked fine.  Details below:
> Feature		Working		Not Wotking
> Processor	Pentium +	486 (486DX2-66, 486DX-50)
> Distrobution	Debian unstable	Debian stable (unstable caused other
> problems)
> RAM		16Mb +		16Mb +
> Hdd size	1Gb +		540Mb +
> Modules involved Any		network cards (that is all I was using)
> 
> More info can be provided if needed.  This is low priority, I was
> wondering if you had any ideas why (or how to get around it, other
> than my solution).
> 
> Thank you all for your time, and for producing a kernel that is worth
> all this work <grin>.

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