http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507253 Summary: Latest kernel / mkinitrd gives errors and warnings Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Factory Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: poeml@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Hi, I am periodically updating an old notebook (G3 Powerbook) to Factory, for testing. Worked fine during the last months. Running an update today (zypper dup), I notice a number of serious-looking warning/error messages in the zypper output: Retrieving: kernel-default-extra-2.6.29-6.6.ppc.rpm [done (1.9 MiB/s)] Installing: kernel-default-extra-2.6.29-6.6 [done] Additional rpm output: Setting up /lib/modules/2.6.29-6-default /etc/modprobe.conf: No such file or directory /etc/modprobe.conf.local: No such file or directory Scanning scripts ... Resolve dependencies ... Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/setup ... Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/boot ... Kernel image: /boot/vmlinux-2.6.29-6-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.29-6-default cp: cannot stat `/etc/modprobe.conf': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/etc/modprobe.conf.local': No such file or directory Root device: /dev/hda10 (mounted on / as ext3) FATAL: Module of:Nata_4TataCkeylargo_ata not found. WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'of:Nata-4TataCkeylargo-ata' found. Kernel Modules: scsi_mod crc-t10dif sd_mod ieee1394 ohci1394 ide-gd_mod uhci-hcd ehci-hcd Features: block usb resume.userspace resume.kernel 24110 blocks 1) what needs to be done about /etc/modprobe.conf{,.local}? Why don't they exist (any longer?)? Is it a problem? 2) What needs to be done about the message marked FATAL? It sounds like it indicate some serious problem. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.