[SLE] Kmod...warning: /etc/modules.conf saved as /etc/modules.conf.rpmsave
Hi Updating packages aaa_base, cron & groff for SuSE 6.3 I got the above message about /etc/modules.conf Why does this happen? Also, Kmod replaces Kerneld, but the default system has Kerneld running, is it okay to disable in /etc/rc.config or is it best to keep it running so that dependencies of modules are kept upto date or should you use disable and use depmod? I am using the default Pentium kernel 2.2.13. Is there any good documentation about Kmod? I know how Kerneld worked on 2.0.36 kernel systems but I do not fully understand Kmod and the SuSE 6.3 manual has very little on it. Thanks --- -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, kath wrote: k> Hi k> k> Updating packages aaa_base, cron & groff for SuSE 6.3 I got the above k> message about /etc/modules.conf k> k> Why does this happen? k> Unsure about this one, you sure your not installing or upgrading a package? k> Also, Kmod replaces Kerneld, but the default system has Kerneld running, is k> it okay to disable in /etc/rc.config or is it best to keep it running so k> that dependencies of modules are kept upto date or should you use disable k> and use depmod? I am using the default Pentium kernel 2.2.13. k> If you have compiled kmod into your kernel, then yes, deactivate kerneld within the rc.config file. Nothing bad will happen if both are running, usually. :) k> Is there any good documentation about Kmod? I know how Kerneld worked on k> 2.0.36 kernel systems but I do not fully understand Kmod and the SuSE 6.3 k> manual has very little on it. k> About the best piece of documentation on it is within the Documentation directory of the kernel source (/usr/src/linux/Documentation) k> Thanks k> k> --- k> k> k> k> k> -- S.Toms - tomas@primenet.com - homepage is in the works SuSE Linux v6.2+ - Kernel 2.2.13 Necessity is a mother. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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* kath (kath@gifkins.fsnet.co.uk) [20000124 22:09]:
Updating packages aaa_base, cron & groff for SuSE 6.3 I got the above message about /etc/modules.conf
Why does this happen?
The update installed a new modules.conf and saved your old modules.conf as modules.conf.rpmsave. If you've changed your modules.conf, compare the two for any changes you might want also in the new modules.conf.
Also, Kmod replaces Kerneld, but the default system has Kerneld running,
Nope, it doesn't. At boot time the init script /sbin/init.d/boot checks if the kernel has support for kmod (/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe exists). If it does, kerneld will *not* be started, even if rc.config has START_KERNELD=yes.
Is there any good documentation about Kmod? I know how Kerneld worked on 2.0.36 kernel systems but I do not fully understand Kmod and the SuSE 6.3 manual has very little on it.
If you've installed the kernel sources, see
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/kmod.txt. Otherwise the contents of
Documentation is available somewhere under /usr/doc (forgot the exact
location).
Philipp
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