i install kernel-1.6.1 in slackware 9 and after booting new kernel i get error on modprobe like: QM_MODULES: function not imnplemented.
how can i fix it?

you need rusty's module-init-tools. Google for it, and you should be able to find them on the kernel.org FTP.

i just want thank you for help
cheers

Sorry for the newbie question but which one is the lattest??

which one what? he obviosuly meant 2.6.1 not 1.6.1....

Try this one.

I think he meant which init-tools. There are a bunch of different ones on the FTP.

Yes! That was it! Thanks! They all say pre something... even more confusing...

By reading the README I learn that I should backup my previous tools first renaming to .old

(using make moveold)

Will I be able to run kernel 2.4 after installing these new tools?

As far as I know, the new init-tools are backwards compatible with the 2.4.x kernels.

I have the same problem with kernel 2.6.X and QM_MODULES. I keep reinstaling "n"times n>10 and module_init_tools and it get me back the same problem. I still don't have network connection
allredy read so many README files and helps

I was having this problem and kept re-installing module-init-tools also. I was never able to load any modules until I finally did the following step.

When installing the module-init-tools, I used the make links command, but I also did make moveold...(installed a few times )

Read the README (or maybe INSTALL) from the module-init-tools package (I used module-init-tools-3.0-pre10 for my 2.6.3 kernel).

It tells you that you need to create /etc/modprobe.conf using the script called generate-modprobe.conf

The new init tools no longer use /etc/modules.conf, they use /etc/modprobe.conf

Once I did this, all my trouble went away.... well, mostly.

I can't install the NVIDIA driver for 2.6.x kernels, and my mouse doesn't work at all in X.

Other than that, all my module issues are solved.

Hope this helps you get up and running.

Oh, and I am still able to boot into my 2.4.23 kernel.

for NVIDIA you can see http://www.minion.de/ - if it can help you
I have laptop with sis650 video, so I didn't check does it work

I did all of that, but my modules still didn't load.

First I downloaded module-init-tools-3.0
Then I did ./configure
then I did make links
then I did make
Then I did make install
Then I installed the kernel, but it told me I might need to install module-init-tools, which I just did.
Then I restarted using kernel 2.6.3 and none of my modules loaded. I got QM_MODULES: Function not implemented everywhere.

I thought generate-modprobe.conf was only to convert kernel 2.4's /etc/modules.conf to the new /etc/modprobe.conf, but I have compiled fewer modules for my new kernel than for my old. How do I get an accurate 2.6.3 modprobe.conf that doesn't simply translate whatever's in modules.conf?