Did u do %make modules_install? this will keep the modules in /lib/modules/2.4.18-xx/ directory where xx is extra version .. which is 3custom in ur case. So when booting up it is looking in that directory. Regards Syed On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 15:07, Amith wrote: > hi all, > > i recompiled the kernel (ver: 2.4.18-3 ) and when i try to boot up the recompiled kernel, it comes up , but i > cant see any modules loaded, and can see an error mesg ( shown below) when the kernel is coming up. > > May 25 13:00:12 amith depmod: Can't open /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom/modules.dep for writing > > i dont see a directory named /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom ? why is depmod looking there ? > and when i do a lsmod , i dont see any modules loaded :-( ! > i cant ping any machine and the interface "eth0" cannot be activated . > > any help is appreciated. > > cheers, > Amith > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
