hi, thank you for all the help so far. i think we are getting closer: > Venkat Manakkal wrote: >> On 01/20/2006 09:32 AM, Bernhard Stoevesandt wrote: >> | sorry, but it is still the same error: >> | >> | /dev/loop3 no appropriate device or address found >> >> Its likely that you have not issued the >> modprobe loop >> command. Then the loop devices will be available. This is very interesting because i get the following: /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/block/loop.o: unresolved symbol set_user_nice /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/block/loop.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/block/loop.o failed /lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/block/loop.o: insmod loop failed > Normally loop module should autoload on demand. > > Bernhard, > Can you check that you have CONFIG_MODULES=y and CONFIG_KMOD=y in your > kernel config. > > What does "grep "CONFIG_.*MOD.*" /usr/src/linux/.config" command say? well, i thought i configured the kernel correctly and i also compiled: grep says: .config:CONFIG_MODULES=y .config:# CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set .config:CONFIG_KMOD=y .config:CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y .config:CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODES=y .config:CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_DMA_ADDRESSING_MODE=1 .config:CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6=y and CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=n CONFIG_CIPHER_TWOFISH=m does this help? bernhard - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
