Mdk 8.2 Kernel 2.4.18-6

I get this error while booting.

"/etc/rc.d/rc.modules Line 18: syntax error : unexpected end of file"

The module loads fine from the command line.

Contents of rc.modules follows

#!/bin/sh
# (c) MandrakeSoft, Chmouel Boudjnah <chmouel@mandrakesoft.com>
# $Id: rc.modules,v 1.1.1.1 2000/07/30 05:07:38 chmouel Exp $
# description: launch modules specified in /etc/modules inspired by a
# Debian idea.

[ -f /etc/modules ] || exit 0

# Loop over every line in /etc/modules.
(cat /etc/modules; echo) | while read module args
do
case "$module" in
\#*|"") continue ;;
esac
initlog -s "Loading module: $module"
modprobe $module $args >/dev/null 2>&1
/sbin/modprobe NVdriver

so you got 17 lines in your rc.modules and it complains about line 18, interesting, try openning the file with vi (any other your favorite editor) place the cursor below the last line (/sbin/modprobe NVdriver) I suppose there is an empty line after it - hit dd to remove an empty line, save and exit. It might be mulformed new line character or something.

Thanks neo,
I'll give it a go.

Nope...didnt work.
Tried 3 editors...they all show the end as the end of line 17

Ok, well I would try the other approach then, make a blank line at the end of the file.

Didnt work either, MasterC

Just throwing things out...

You could try adding "EOF" to the end of the file.

I am viewing a rc.modules file now at:
http://www.jasensky.com/files/rc.modules

Maybe where you have
You don't need double ;;

Again, just ideas, not too sure what's wrong.

Nope, neither of those worked MasterC.

Hello all
Just to let you know I am having the same problem, it doesnt appear to be affecting my system, but just errors in boot.

My rc.modules file is IDENTICAL

its been like this ever since I loaded the tarballs for 2960 nvidia drivers onto my Mandrake 9.0 installation.

It may be a bug in the nvidia module for that version of the driver?
I am not sure but am exploring possibilities

I have been trying out linux for a long time now, being a HPUX admin, unix is my first love.
Mandrake 9.0 is so far the only one that has installed without me needing to re-configure too many drivers, the nvidia one being the only one but only because I wanted GL capability.

Hope someone finds an answer.
I will post again if a newer version of the driver fixes the problem

BOFH1971

Ok tried adding eos (end of script) to file
it then posted unexpected end of file in line 19 instead.
I appended to NVdriver and hit enter to create a new line. so the character after NVdriver will have moved onto the next line.

still rather strange

BOFH1971