Re: make modules_install problem.

On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 22:07:00 -0500
Elam Daly <[email protected]> wrote:

> Howdy all,
> 
> I decided to rebuild my kernel.
> 
> Everything goes fine until I issue the make modules_install:

<snip>

> 2.4.19-gentoo-r9; fi
>    depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r9/video/NVdriver
>    depmod:     _mmx_memcpy_Rsmp_15670e2d
> 
> I'm confused.  What do my Nvidia drivers have to do installing kernel
> modules?
> 

Nothing ;-)

Save your kernel configuration to an external file using the option
provided in the configuration utility.

Remove all running modules with the 'rmmod' command. Now (assuming you
are in /usr/src/linux):

   make mrproper
   make menuconfig

Load back the configuration you saved just before, because make mrproper
will have destroyed it. This command also cleans up any stale object
files, dependencies and puts your source tree back to a 'virgin' state.
Now exit menuconfig and:

   mv /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r9 /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r9.orig
   make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install

We rename your existing modules directory because we don't really want
it getting in the way. A kernel compile will not delete any of the old
modules (such as your proprietary nvidia kernel mode drivers), and I'll
bet that there's still a module dependency lingering around in your old
module tree. This probably explains the unresolved symbols. Your new
compile/make
will build a new modules directory anyway.

HTH,

--kerframil

> Thanks,
> Elam