[opensuse-kernel] sctp kernel module not loading properly in OpenSuSE 10.2

Hello All, I'm trying to use SCTP with SuSE10.2 however when I try to run my application, the sctp kernel module does not load by itself. I even tried 'modprobe -a sctp' and 'insmod sctp' yet, it fails to load. I examined the dmesg output and figured that the sctp module was dependent upon the ipv6 module. So I manually loaded it myself, then loaded the sctp kernel module and voila, it loaded just fine. However, is there a better way to do this? I always thought that it would be loaded by itself but apparantly that is not the case. Am I missing something on 'modprobe -a' ? I figured it should load everything sctp needs but I had to load ipv6 manually. For now, I am loading everything manually, but is there a better automated way? Thanks for your advice/pointers, J uname -a output: Linux darkstorm 2.6.18.8-0.7-default #1 SMP Tue Oct 2 17:21:08 UTC 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+help@opensuse.org

JB wrote:
I'm trying to use SCTP with SuSE10.2 however when I try to run my application, the sctp kernel module does not load by itself. I even tried 'modprobe -a sctp' and 'insmod sctp' yet, it fails to load. I examined the dmesg output and figured that the sctp module was dependent upon the ipv6 module. So I manually loaded it myself, then loaded the sctp kernel module and voila, it loaded just fine.
Did you disable the ipv6 module perhaps? modprobe -vn sctp grep -r ipv6 /etc/modprobe.* Michal -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+help@opensuse.org

On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 06:05:24PM -0700, JB wrote:
Hello All,
I'm trying to use SCTP with SuSE10.2 however when I try to run my application, the sctp kernel module does not load by itself. I even tried 'modprobe -a sctp' and 'insmod sctp' yet, it fails to load. I examined the dmesg output and figured that the sctp module was dependent upon the ipv6 module. So I manually loaded it myself, then loaded the sctp kernel module and voila, it loaded just fine.
However, is there a better way to do this? I always thought that it would be loaded by itself but apparantly that is not the case. Am I missing something on 'modprobe -a' ? I figured it should load everything sctp needs but I had to load ipv6 manually.
For now, I am loading everything manually, but is there a better automated way?
Thanks for your advice/pointers,
I think you disabled IPv6 in YaST during installation, so the IPv6 module is not longer allow to load automaticly. You can enable it via the YaST network card setup in the Advanced dialog. -- Karsten Keil SuSE Labs ISDN and VOIP development SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr.5 90409 Nuernberg, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+help@opensuse.org

--- Karsten Keil <kkeil@suse.de> wrote:
I think you disabled IPv6 in YaST during installation, so the IPv6 module is not longer allow to load automaticly. You can enable it via the YaST network card setup in the Advanced dialog.
-- Karsten Keil SuSE Labs ISDN and VOIP development SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr.5 90409 Nuernberg, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg)
Michal, Karsten, Thank you - your advice was very good. Karsten, Yes, I had deactivated IPV6 support a little while ago and that was the reason it wasn't autoloading. After enabling it, now I'm all good. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+help@opensuse.org
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