Deleted critical system folder

zpr · 05-06-2009, 09:50 PM

Hey all

A couple weeks ago, I recently rm -rf'd some system folder on accident. Nothing happened for a while, but lately some things have been troubling. Certain things wouldn't compile, and programs that used to run fine would cease to run. I'm not sure, but it may have been /lib/modules/2.6.27-gentoo-r8

Is there anything I can do besides reinstalling the whole OS?

Thanks,
zpr

David the H. · 05-07-2009, 03:48 PM

If it really was a /lib/modules folder, then it contained (surprise) the modules that that kernel loads. So yes, it would be important, but perhaps it wouldn't be immediately noticeable because you'd have the modules you needed already loaded in memory (assuming you're currently running that kernel).

You can try to reinstall that kernel, or switch to a different kernel version. Perhaps it's about time to update anyway, since 2.6.29 is now out.

NeddySeagoon · 05-10-2009, 02:38 PM

zpr,

To recreate the /lib/modules folder for your current kernel (the one pointed to by /usr/src/linux) its sufficient to do

Code:

cd /usr/src/linux
make modules_install

This reinstalls the modules from the places where they were built.

michaelk · 06-13-2009, 12:42 AM

Thread moved as requested.