On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 08:31:41AM -0500, David B . Harris wrote: > > To quote Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > # well i also used gcc-2.95.2 as that is also what is in potato. > # > # i should note one other detail, i build the kernel on straight potato > # (with potato modutils) and install the package on a different machine > # that has upgraded modutils. but i don't see how that could make any > # difference as modutils are not used during building AFAIK. > > There are a number of things the kernel uses modutils and friends for - > either at build time, or run-time. /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes > tells us what version we want. I've had a few difficult-to-track bugs > that were the result of bad versions of some of those utilities. > If it is modutils, please note the following from Documentation/Changes:
Modutils
--------
Upgrade to recent modutils to fix various outstanding bugs which are
seen more frequently under 2.3.x, and to enable auto-loading of USB
modules. In addition, the layout of modules under
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/ has been made more sane. This change also
requires that you upgrade to a recent modutils.
and from the current minimal requirements in the above:
o modutils 2.3.18 # insmod -V
Various sorts of module related questions are now frequently asked on
the kernel list. I don't have a Debian installation at hand to check
the current version, but I would definitely check this.
> With everyone's permission, I'm going to bring this to the kernel guys'
> attention. I've ruled out any "easy" fixes on this end; I think it's a
> kernel problem. A fresh build of 2.2.17 does not cause the error, while
> 2.2.18 does. I've also heard reports that test12 had the error, where
> test11 and prelease didn't.
>
Saying 2.2.18 makes it sound like a modutils issue. However, newer
versions of modutils have now been required for several test kernels.
> So, are we agreed that we should bother the kernel guys?
>
I would suggest ruling out the modutils version issue first.
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