Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

henwi · 2009-03-09 08:19:10

Hello guys,
I am running Arch on eee pc 1000 and have been fiddling with custom kernel for a couple of days, just trying to get the right kernel to run on pc 1000. By adopting kernel build script from kernel26parallel AUR (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23467), I managed to compile and get the kernel running using GRUB. The problem is the kernel doesn't seem to recognize the modules dependencies (already set up on install script).
The boot time error looks as follows:
modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.28.7-eee/modules.dep: No such file or directory
modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.28.7-eee/modules.dep: No such file or directory

I have already checked that both /sbin/modprobe and the path to modules.dep exist in the system, and I just couldn't figure out the source of the problem.

Then I tried other kernel build provided by generous big_gie (for his acpi-generic-eeepc) (http://nbigaouette.inrs-emt.homelinux.n … rch/e1000/) and similar error occurs.

The strange thing is that I could run on wireless connection I am using right now, on the newly running 2.6.28.7 kernel. (presumably from rta2860 module; but I still couldn't get the WPA working though, so I am running on unsecured network - is it a kernel problem specific to EEE PC 1000 ?).

Any help around these multitude of problems on getting to run perfect Arch for EEEPC is greatly appreciated.

Cheers....

hoschi · 2009-03-11 16:27:43

Same Error here with 2.6.29-rc7
modules.dep is there and looks fine

tried: mkinitcpio and depmod

Last edited by hoschi (2009-03-11 16:31:04)

btartsa · 2009-03-11 18:19:47

is your _kernver variable correct in the PKGBUILD?

hoschi · 2009-03-11 19:13:10

I compile manually, no pacman/aur.

henwi · 2009-03-12 05:47:01

I am adopting (with few edits) PKGBUILD script from kernel26 parallel (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23467) and the line defining _kver says:

...
# get kernel version
make mrproper
_kernver="$(make kernelrelease)"
...

Will that pickup the right kernel version? I am new to ABS system and I am learning new things as I go. Did I miss anything? Any help is much appreciated.

hoschi · 2009-03-12 10:00:13

I fixed my problem. It is necessary to add "filesystems" to the system hooks in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf even, when the filesystems compiled in the kernel.

henwi · 2009-03-12 13:05:08

I'll try that out... Thanks.
Btw, is there any problem running wireless using WPA with the newly compiled kernel?

hoschi · 2009-03-12 13:36:37

I've not tested that.

btartsa · 2009-03-12 14:18:50

I dropped kernel26parallel because of similar issues. The stock kernel's pkgbuild has been modified to ease custom build use. I recommend trying that. See http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12384 for details.

hoschi · 2009-03-12 16:48:18

My problem with modules.dep is back again, don't know why
Maybe it a bug in [testing] oder the new kernel. I've did it always in this way

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#1 2009-03-09 08:19:10

Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#2 2009-03-11 16:27:43

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#3 2009-03-11 18:19:47

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#4 2009-03-11 19:13:10

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#5 2009-03-12 05:47:01

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#6 2009-03-12 10:00:13

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#7 2009-03-12 13:05:08

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#8 2009-03-12 13:36:37

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#9 2009-03-12 14:18:50

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

#10 2009-03-12 16:48:18

Re: Custom kernel 2.6.28 build could not load kernel modules(on EEEPC1000)

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