[ale] Why won't my module load?

[Chris Ricker]

On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:

> I have a sudden need for netware connectivity, and that requires the ipx 
> module, so I'm trying to get it working.
> 
> I took my old kernel config, ran menuconfig and said to make ipx as a 
> module.  After the usual make dep .... make modules I copied the new 
> module over to my test box and tried to install it:
> 
> # insmod ipx.o
> Using /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol unregister_8022_client
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol sk_run_filter
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol make_EII_client
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol register_8022_client
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol register_snap_client
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol make_8023_client
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol destroy_8023_client
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol destroy_EII_client
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ipx.o: unresolved symbol unregister_snap_client
> 
> Anyone know what I'm missing?  Clearly, something is not there.

Usually that means it depends on another module which isn't loaded yet. Run
depmod -a, then use modprobe ipx.o, and it should automagically work.

You did boot the new kernel you got when you recompiled with ipx support, 
right?

later,
chris


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