Subject: Re: Adding nfs and ip modules to base

From: Jim Gerace <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 09:30:12 -0400

I had the same probs as Jay, and performed the same
solution as Lazaro, with equal success.
I used the kernel building package 'make-kpkg' to
build my custom kernel.
Jim

> Hi Jay,
> There have been some postings (since the 1.1.2 release) to this list  
> reporting  the same problem. Check last week's ones as I sent a kind of 
> reports-log. I heard of no answers so I am not sure whther we are 
> exceptions# to the rule.
> 
> My solution was to reinstall 1.1 (stable tree) download & install the 
> packages in the updates. Among them the kernel-source-2.0.6-0.i386.deb 
> (please check the name) but not the kernel-image. 
> I the recompiled the 2.0.6 with the debian script to create a kernel-image 
> package. Look at kernel source tree for a debian.---- .
> As a result I got the kernel-image-2.0.6-choose.your.tag.here.deb which I 
> installed with dpkg (instructions are in the debian script)
> Now I have a custom (leaner) kernel and no problems so ever with the 
> "undefined" messages. 
> 
> Lazaro
> [email-masked]>
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>Subject: Adding nfs and ip modules to base
>Author:  [email-masked] at cclink
>Date:    07.08.96 05:25
>
>
>Hi,
>
>During installation I was prompted to select some modules to
>install.
>
>I wanted nfs but it replied
>
>	nfs_mknod undefined
>	nfs_sillyrename_create undefined
>	nfs_create undefined undefined
>	nfs_mkdir undefined undefined
>	nfs_lookup_cache undefined undefined
>	nfs_rename undefined undefined
>	nfs_lookup undefined undefined
>	nfs_nfs_rmdir undefined undefined
>	nfs_link undefined
>	nfs_refresh_inode undefined
>	nfs_symlink undefined
>	nfs_unlink undefined
>	Loading failed ! The module symbols 
>	(from linux-2.0.6) don't match your linux-2.0.6
>	Installation failed
>
>For the internet protocol drivers it said:
>	Can't locate module console
>
>And for my ne2000 card:
>	ne.c : Module autoprobing not allowed
>	append "io=0xNNN" values
>
>	(Howabout pointer to Ethernet Howto in Installation doc
>	where values to try above can be found)
>
>I also tried (with identical results):
>	modprobe -t fs nfs.o
>
>
>Fortunatly, can still use computer since didn't overwrite
>previous system.  However, can't install Debian since cannot
>mount the nfs drive where distribution will be kept.
>
>Have read the Module-Howto and related Docs but can't find 
>a solution to these problems.  I fed the first line of nfs 
>error message to dejanews using 200,000 linux messages and it 
>found nothing !  It looks simple, since the
>messges don't seem cryptic, but what do I know ...
>
>Thanks in advance for any enlightenment,
>Jay
>
>
>
>
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Jim Gerace
Senior Systems Engineer
email: [email-masked]
www:   http://www.kasinet.com