Module version problem...

@rrow · n00b Joined: 27 May 2002 Posts: 6

After installing Gentoo for the first time, I had a problem with accessing my floppy disk and windows partition as vfat file systems, specifically I receive errors that modprobe cannot locate nls_cp437 and nls_iso8859-1 modules.
I subsequently recompiled the kernel to include nls_cp437 and nls_iso8859-1 under the File Systems --> Natural Language Support, and also made sure that I selected "Set version information on all symbols and modules".
After recompiling the kernel following the standard steps, I rebooted the system and checked /lib/modules/2.4.19-r1/kernel to see if there is a fs/nls directory, but there wasn't. I manually created /lib/modules/2.4.19-r1/kernel/fs/nls and copied the nls_cp437.o and nls_iso8859-1.o from /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-r1/fs/nls to /lib/modules/2.4.19-r1/kernel/fs/nls
Rebooting the system again, I tried to mount my floppy and windows partition as vfat file systems, but got the message the modules cannot get the correct kernel version.

Any ideas, please help!

lx · Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 10:34 am Post subject:

I have the two compiled into the kernel (so i don't have them as module), but anyway the modules_install should be the one to install the modules, you never have to do it yourself. Rebuilding:
cd /usr/src/linux
cp .config /usr/src
make mrproper
mv /usr/src/.config ./
make oldconfig
make dep bzImage modules modules_install
cp the new bzImage to your /boot directory if needed change your grub/menu.lst or lilo.conf file.
reboot.

:!:

don't just rebuild the modules, you have to rebuild everything and overwrite your kernel image in /boot.

Are there any other directories under /lib/modules/ in which he could have installed your modules (this indicates that you're booting the wrong kernel). Stating the obvious: if you compiled it in the kernel [*] instead of [M] no module is installed seperatly functionallity is directly incorperated into the kernel.
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@rrow · n00b Joined: 27 May 2002 Posts: 6

Hmm....ok, I tried to do everything again in the order of the following commands:

cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig (Here I made sure I compiled nls_cp437 and nls_iso8859-1 into the kernel instead of loading them as modules)
cp .config /usr/src
make mrproper
mv /usr/src/.config ./
make oldconfig
make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage ./boot

After this I rebooted the system, and when I type the command
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy -o ro -t vfat
I get the message "cannot locate module nls_cp437 " and "cannot locate module nls_iso8859-1 "

Is it possible I'm booting off the old kernel?

lx · Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 2:33 pm Post subject:

@rrow · n00b Joined: 27 May 2002 Posts: 6

Yes I have 3 partitions, one for /boot, one for swap and one for /
The /boot partition options in /etc/fstab is noauto, I'm not sure if that's causing the problem of booting up the old kernel?

Anyway I reinstalled everything all over again from scratch and now it's working fine, except that I don't seem to be able to use my internal zip drive. I've checked /dev and there isn't any block device for it, will try to figure this out

lx · Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 7:30 am Post subject:

@rrow · n00b Joined: 27 May 2002 Posts: 6

I see, now I understand

Thanks a lot!