Re: tainted modules

2001-12-28 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Shaya Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2001.12.28.0828 +0100]: > tainting doesn't prevent any modules from loading. If your modules are > not loading, its something else. Modules that "taint" the kernel, but > shouldn't (like pcmcia-cs) are buggy and should be fixed. you are right. it's r

Re: tainted modules - btw...

2001-12-28 Thread k l u r t
On Friday 28 December 2001 02:22 am, k l u r t wrote: > On Thursday 27 December 2001 11:55 pm, martin f krafft wrote: > > even though modprobe seemingly only bitches about tainting when ds.o, > > cb_enabler.o, and i82365.o are loaded (they load fine), tulip_cb.o (or > > any other high-level module

Re: tainted modules

2001-12-28 Thread Shaya Potter
tainting doesn't prevent any modules from loading. If your modules are not loading, its something else. Modules that "taint" the kernel, but shouldn't (like pcmcia-cs) are buggy and should be fixed. IMHO, there's no reason to bitch about this. On Fri, 2001-12-28 at 02:22, k l u r t wrote: > On

Re: tainted modules

2001-12-28 Thread k l u r t
On Thursday 27 December 2001 11:55 pm, martin f krafft wrote: > what's this business about tainting the kernel with non-GPL modules??? > more importantly, how do i disable/go around it. > > i am *only* trying to install pcmcia-modules from unstable (3.1.29) > with my 2.4.17 kernel, and this is anno