From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:23:53 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:23:44 -0500 Received: from femail11.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.107]:55805 "EHLO femail11.sdc1.sfba.home.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:23:31 -0500 Message-ID: <3A6E128D.7C436455@pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 15:23:57 -0800 From: C Sanjayan Rosenmund X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.0 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Modules not being found with 2.4.0 on a 486 based box 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 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 . -- C Sanjayan Rosenmund gnuman0@pacbell.net ICQ 95669689 It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. - Voltaire - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/