Can't load any modules

Helper_Monkey · 03-18-2003, 01:49 PM

I just recompiled my kernel and now i can't load any modules. I have done recompiles in the past and have not had this problem. Every single module gives me a similar error:

Quote:

# modprobe ide-scsi
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: unresolved symbol ide_end_request_R1164d85b
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: unresolved symbol ide_do_drive_cmd_R5fdb56c8
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: unresolved symbol kmalloc_R93d4cfe6
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: unresolved symbol ide_init_drive_cmd_Ra4174a5a
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: unresolved symbol ide_do_reset_R25052b4f
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: unresolved symbol ide_register_subdriver_Rec1edd99
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: unresolved symbol ide_register_module_R8526704f
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.o: insmod ide-scsi failed

I left out 2/3 of the unresolved symbols, but you get the point.

I have tried to recompile a bunch of times, but i still get the same message, and I can see in the /lib/modules/.../ that the modules are actually there.

Any ideas?

Tinkster · 03-18-2003, 02:03 PM

I'd copy my .config to ~, run
make mrproper, copy .config
back to /usr/src/linux, run
make menuconfig, exit & save,
and rebuild the kernel...

Cheers,
Tink

P.S.: Did you

Code:

cd /usr/src
ln -s linux-2.4.20 linux

?

Helper_Monkey · 03-23-2003, 03:42 PM

Yeah, thats the way i made my kernel, no good. Any idea why i get all these "unresolved symbols" for all of my modules?

arnold · 03-23-2003, 07:51 PM

1st
ksyms -a|grep ide_end_request
This will either have numbers (version info) or just plain
"ide_end_request" (no numbers at end).

If plain, your kernel was built with CONFIG_MODVERSIONS not set

If so, you have to have your modules compile with this. I vaguely recall, in some previous linux release, having to hack "versioning" out of a module.

If (different) numbers, u have to recompile kernel & modules

afs

Helper_Monkey · 03-23-2003, 08:18 PM

I removed the old source files and the moduels, then downloaded new source files and was able to compile the kernel with working modules.